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Minnesota Statewide Trauma System
Hospital Resources
For sample tools and templates visit Education Resources or contact health.trauma@state.mn.us
- Trauma Hospital Leadership Manual & Resources
- Trauma Patient Referral Telephone Numbers (PDF)
- Trauma Flow Sheet (MS Word)
- EMS Short Form (PDF)
- EMS Short Form(MS Word)
- Educational Resources
- ACS-Verified Level 1, 2, and 3 Trauma Hospitals
- Hospital Performance Improvement
Trauma Hospital Designation Criteria
- Level 3 Trauma Hospital Designation Criteria (PDF)
- Level 4 Trauma Hospital Designation Criteria (PDF)
Guidance
Online Meeting Sessions
Coffee with the Coordinators
Connect with the trauma system designation coordinators during quarterly online meetings. These are informal meetings with no set agenda and are designed to provide an open forum to ask questions and engage in discussion about any issue pertaining to trauma hospital designation. Registering is not necessary. Submit questions prior to meetings to ensure that there will be time to address them.
Meeting schedule (all times are 9:30–11:00 a.m.):
- January 28, 2026
- April 22, 2026
- July 22, 2026
- October 28, 2026
All meetings use the same Microsoft Teams link.
Applications for Designation/Re-designation
- Trauma Hospital Portal
- Orthopedic Conditions Checklist (PDF)
- Application Schedule (PDF)
- Site Visit Presentation Template (MS PowerPoint)
Trauma Billing Code Information
Information regarding the trauma billing code is provided courtesy of the Trauma Center Association of America (TCAA), Inc.
ACS-Verified Level I, II and III Trauma Hospital Designation
Trauma hospitals that are verified by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Committee on Trauma will be issued a state trauma designation upon notification by the ACS that the hospital has successfully completed the verification/re-verification process. No further action by the trauma hospital is necessary.