About Our Facility

Lancaster General Hospital is the only accredited Level I Trauma Center in Lancaster County. We provide highly skilled emergency care for traumatic injuries, as well as general surgery services, follow-up care, and injury prevention education. All of our physicians are board certified in both trauma and general surgery, and received their training at some of the finest fellowship programs in the country.

As a Level 1 Trauma Center we are continuously prepared to treat patients with the most serious life-threatening and disabling injuries. We offer:

• A trauma surgeon onsite 24 hours a day
• A dedicated 730-square-foot operating room equipped with the most advanced tools for delivering high-quality emergency treatment the moment it is needed
• Collaboration with a full spectrum of medical specialists
• An advanced, 16-bed trauma intensive care unit
• A robust academic research program that is advancing the body of knowledge in the field of trauma prevention and treatment
• A surgical residency program to train future physicians

We have one of the busiest trauma centers in the region. In 2019 we saw more than 2,800 trauma patients, a large majority who were injured as result of a fall or motor vehicle accident.

We believe trauma care is a continuum—starting with the incident and moving to treatment, recovery and rehabilitation. Lancaster General Health has committed facilities and personnel to maintain a high-level trauma program. An Emergency Department expansion is currently underway that will double the number of trauma bays to four and enhance all of our emergency services.

Surgical Partners

Providing high-level trauma care requires a team approach involving departments throughout the hospital and beyond. Trauma surgeons are frequently assisted by physicians who have a special background in trauma care, including:

• Orthopedic surgeons from the Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster, who have advanced training and expertise specifically in trauma care
• Neurosurgeons from Lancaster NeuroScience and Spine Associates, who have advanced training and expertise in neurosurgery
• Geriatricians for injured patients 65 years of age and older
• Pediatric hospitalists occasionally consult. However, for patients in the pediatric age group, only specific types of injuries are managed at Lancaster General Hospital.

About Our Residency Program

Lancaster General Hospital serves as a site for the general surgery residencies at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) and Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM). Five general surgery residents rotate at our site--three from PCOM and two from LECOM. The surgical residents are fully integrated into our service and participate in the care of trauma, critical care, and general surgery patients. We also run a didactic lecture series for the residents.