Minnesota Statewide Trauma System
Hospital Resources

• Trauma Hospital Leadership Manual & Resources
• Trauma Patient Referral Telephone Numbers (PDF)
• Trauma Flow Sheet (MS Word)
• EMS Short Form (PDF)
• EMS Short Form(MS Word)
• Billing Code
• Educational Resources
• ACS-Verified Level 1, 2, and 3 Trauma Hospitals
• Hospital Performance Improvement

Trauma Hospital Designation Criteria

• Level 3 Trauma Hospital Designation Criteria (PDF)
• Level 4 Trauma Hospital Designation Criteria (PDF) New!
  • Temporary Level 4 Trauma Hospital Designation Criteria (PDF) New!

Guidance

• Level 4 General Surgeon Attendance at Tertiary Case Review Meetings

Applications for Designation/Re-designation

• Trauma Hospital Designation Portal
  • Portal Instructions (PDF)
• Application Schedule (PDF)
• Site Visit Presentation Template (MS PowerPoint)

Coffee with the Coordinators

Connect with the trauma system designation coordinators during quarterly online meetings. The informal meeting have no set agenda and are designed to provide an open forum to ask questions and engage in discussion about any issue pertaining to trauma hospital designation. Registering is not necessary, just show up! However, submitting your questions ahead of time will ensure there will be time to address them.

Join the session (link to Microsoft Teams meeting)

Submit your questions for the next scheduled session (Non-MDH link)

Upcoming Sessions

9:30—11:00 a.m.

2025

• July 23
• October 22