Minnesota Statewide Trauma System
Hospital Resources

 Trauma Hospital Designation Criteria

• Level 3 Trauma Hospital Designation Criteria (PDF)
• Level 4 Trauma Hospital Designation Criteria (PDF)

Guidance

• Level 4 General Surgeon Attendance at Tertiary Case Review Meetings (PDF)

Trauma Hospital Reference Materials

• Trauma Registry Inclusion Criteria (PDF)
• Orthopedic Conditions Checklist (PDF)
• Resuscitation Record (PDF)
  • Resuscitation Record (MS Word)
• Trauma Bay Configuration (PDF)
  • Trauma Bay Configuration (MS Word)
• RN Standing Orders (PDF)
  • RN Standing Orders (MS Word)
• Trauma Patient Referral Telephone Numbers 2019 (PDF)
• EMS Short Form (PDF)
  • EMS Short Form(MS Word)

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 a.m.):

• April 22, 2026
• July 22, 2026
• Oct. 28, 2026

All meetings use the same Microsoft Teams link.

Join the Teams meeting.

Applications for Designation/Re-designation

Trauma Hospital Portal

• Portal Instructions (PDF)

Site Visit Presentation Template (MS PowerPoint)

Designation Application Schedule

• Designation Application Schedule (PDF)

  Application Due	Expected Site Visit	Designation Expiration
  June 1	October/November	March
  November 1	March/April	June
  December 1	May/June	September
  April 1	August/September	December

 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 1, 2, and 3 Trauma Hospitals

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.