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 

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, Cheverly
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore City
Suburban Hospital, Bethesda

 

Level III Trauma Centers

Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown
Maryland Regional Medical Center, Cumberland
Peninsula Regional Medical Center, Salisbury