Injured patients need treatment at the hospital best staffed and equipped to meet their special needs. Maryland's system of care ensures that patients promptly get to the most appropriate hospital in an effort to decrease morbidity and mortality. (For differences in standards in the levels of trauma centers, see the Trauma Center Categorization chart below.)
The trauma centers within the Maryland EMS System are:
Primary Adult Resource Center (PARC)
R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center/University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore City
Pediatric Trauma Centers
Pediatric Trauma Center/The Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, Baltimore City
Pediatric Trauma Center/Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC
Level I Trauma Center
The Johns Hopkins Hospital Adult Trauma Center, Baltimore City
Level II Trauma Centers
The Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore City
Prince George's Hospital Center (UMCRH), Cheverly
Sinai Hospital (LifeBridge Health), Baltimore City
Suburban Hospital (JHM), Bethesda
Level III Trauma Centers
Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown
Western Maryland Regional Medical Center, Cumberland
Peninsula Regional Medical Center, Salisbury