The University of Toledo Medical Center, the former Medical College of Ohio, has been designated as a Level 2 trauma center, which means that the hospital has greater capabilities to respond to incoming trauma cases.
On Tuesday the state granted the designation approval, which the hospital sought late last year. The University of Toledo Medical Center had been a Level 3 trauma center since August 2019 after it chose to downgrade from a Level 1, an action that came on the heels of a poor financial forecast at that time.
According to the American Trauma Society, a Level 1 trauma center designation means it is equipped to handle the most severe cases from patients while Level 3 centers aren’t required to have prompt 24-hour availability of certain staff.
The Level 2 designation is essentially a step under the top-tier of trauma care and with it, the University of Toledo Medical Center will have 24-hour immediate coverage by general surgeons and orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, anesthesiology, emergency medicine, radiology, and critical care specialists, according to a statement from the hospital.
U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D., Toledo), State Rep. Lisa Sobecki (D., Toledo), and State Rep. Mike Sheehy (D., Oregon) wrote letters in support of the hospital’s application with the state.
First Published May 3, 2022, 2:32 p.m.
