![]() ![]() “It adds a more robust infrastructure for the trauma patient, more physician coverage, greater 24/7 subspecialty coverage,” Ray said and that includes more choices for EMS who must make life-saving decisions within minutes. The move by HCA provides much needed additional choice. By the end of the year, we will have five Level 2 trauma centers in our Gulf Coast region, four in Houston and one in Corpus Christi,” he said. “We also have a Corpus Christi hospital that will be elevating to Level 2. With that in mind, HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest should elevate to Level 2 with surveys from the American College of Surgeons, the accrediting body for trauma designations, in October of this year. “What bumps you up to Level 1 is when you add research capabilities and physician residency training,” he said. “Level 1 and Level 2 on a clinical basis are equivalent,” Ray said. There are four levels of trauma with Level 1 having the highest acuity plus residency and training and Level Four being the entry point into trauma care. “It’s time to elevate and we’re in the midst of that process now,” said Evan Ray, executive vice president and chief administrator officer for HCA Houston Gulf Coast region. In comparison to other major cities, Chicago has six Level 1 trauma centers, New York six, Los Angeles five, Philadelphia seven, and Boston six. There are three Level 2 hospitals in the county with HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake, HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe, and Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center. On : HCA North Cypress appoints Houston native as COO He might not have survived a flight into downtown. The Harris County region currently is underserved with only two Level 1 hospitals-Memorial Hermann and Ben Taub, both in the center of Houston and far away from the help that was needed by Harris following his accident. It’s for that reason and hundreds more that HCA Houston Healthcare is adding to their stable of Level 2 Trauma Center hospitals-to save lives. The quick work of the Walker County EMS to get him to Conroe and the surgical staff able to administer Level II trauma care saved his life. His girlfriend’s mom posted on Facebook, “He is lucky to be alive and according to his trauma surgeon, Levi is his ‘career miracle.’” He knows he escaped the cemetery on this one. On : HCA Houston Healthcare’s AirLife making dent in air ambulance transport trauma careįive days after being wheeled into the ER, the former Magnolia West High School student returned to his home in Huntsville and is glad to be alive. He survived the surgery and spent three days in the intensive care unit. His life was in the balance as he was transported to HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe Hospital’s Level II trauma center where he was immediately rushed into surgery. He suffered major life-threatening injuries including a broken sternum in three places, a collapsed lung, a painful burn on his cheek and ear from the air bag, and a serious tear in one of the main arteries to his heart. Harris was cognizant enough to get himself out of the truck before collapsing on the lawn of the home where he struck the tree. On April 12, 2021, Levi while on his way home from work late Monday afternoon Levi Harris was in a single vehicle accident when the steering box and brakes on his truck failed and he struck a tree going 70 mph. In a Houston Chronicle story in 2016 by reporter Todd Ackerman, a doctor was quoted as saying, “Right now, in trauma care, where you live determines if you live.” Courtesy of Levi Harris / Submitted Show More Show Less The 21-year-old knows he was a lucky guy to survive the accident. Levi Harris was able to squeeze his way out after being pinned by the steering wheel in the compressed cab of his red 2005 Dodge truck. Courtesy of Levi Harris / Submitted Show More Show Less 4 of4 Harris survived the surgery without bleeding out and left the hospital five days later. Levi Harris survived a lengthy surgery to repair a tear in one of the main arteries of his heart, a broken sternum in three places, and a collapsed lung after arriving at HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe Regional Hospital on April 12. Courtesy of Levi Harris / Submitted Show More Show Less 3 of4 He was able to free himself from the wreckage before collapsing on the lawn. Life almost ended for 21-year-old Levi Harris when the steering box and brakes in his truck failed and he ended up crashing into a tree going 70 mph. Courtesy of HCA Healthcare / Submitted Show More Show Less 2 of4 On Wednesday, April 14, HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest administrators unveiled the recently finished $11 million renovations to the exterior of the campus revealing a fresh look and finely manicured landscape making the hospital more inviting to the community.
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