The Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation (PTSF) has accredited the Level II Adult Trauma Program at Grand View Health for three years running from October 1, 2024 – September 30, 2027.
Grand View Health’s Trauma Program officially started nearly three years ago with provisional accreditation from the PTSF. The program then earned two-year accreditation in July 2022. This latest, three-year accreditation is based on a comprehensive on-site survey conducted by the PTSF in May 2024 to assure the hospital’s trauma care received by patients met or exceeded the foundation’s rigorous standards.
“Receiving three-year accreditation for our trauma program means that people can continue to receive care for serious injuries locally at any time of the day or night, close to home,” said Douglas Hughes, RN, BSN, MBA, President and CEO of Grand View Health. “This accreditation is a validation of the excellent program, protocols and personnel we have in place at Grand View Health.”
Grand View’s trauma program is supported by general surgeons, neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons and vascular surgeons from the hospital’s Division of Surgery. Also playing a key role are the heroic contributions of our region’s first responders.
“Our community is fortunate to have the care that is provided by our local ambulance and emergency medical services (EMS),” said David Scaff, DO, Trauma Medical Director. The addition of a Level II Trauma Center, Hughes adds, allows EMS squads to treat and transport more patients quicker for care instead of driving long distances to other counties.
Another vital aspect of the program is the support of Penn Medicine through the Penn Trauma Network, a partnership that ensures trauma surgeon availability at Grand View Hospital 24/7/365. The Grand View trauma team is also supported by neurosurgeons from Grand View Health Neurosurgery and Upper Bucks Orthopaedics at Grand View Health.
Grand View is the highest-level trauma center serving the Upper Bucks and northern Montgomery County region and is one of only two Level II centers located in Bucks County. The other is nearly an hour away in Langhorne.
The PTSF, founded in 1985, is responsible for establishing standards for accrediting trauma centers at varying levels based on a hospital’s resources and capabilities. PTSF Standards are based on the latest edition of the American College of Surgeons’ Committee on Trauma Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient.
Standards for all levels of trauma centers can be found on the PTSF website: https://www.ptsf.org.
About Grand View Health
Grand View Health is a community health system in Sellersville, PA, located an hour north of Philadelphia. It has served generations of Bucks and Montgomery County residents since 1913. Grand View offers inpatient and outpatient services in the areas of cancer, cardiology, vascular surgery, critical care, radiation oncology, labor and delivery, orthopaedics, post-acute care, robotic surgery, hospice care and women’s and children’s health. In 2021, the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation accredited Grand View as a Level II Trauma Center, making it the highest-level trauma center in northern Bucks County. As part of a Strategic Alliance with Penn Medicine, Grand View is a member of the Penn Cancer Network, an affiliate of Penn Medicine Orthopaedic Surgery, and a member of the Penn Trauma Network.
Grand View Hospital is also part of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) care network. This partnership provides families with access to CHOP pediatricians in our emergency department, pediatrics unit and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU.)
Grand View Health operates six outpatient centers and two Urgent Care Centers throughout Bucks and Montgomery counties.
For more information about Grand View Health, visit gvh.org.