Genesis Receives Level III Trauma Center Reverification

Genesis Receives Level III Trauma Center Reverification

Zanesville, OH (April. 13, 2021) –The trauma center at Genesis HealthCare System has been reverified as a Level III Trauma Center by the Verification Review Committee, an ad hoc committee of the Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons. This achievement recognizes the trauma center’s dedication to providing optimal care for injured patients. Genesis HealthCare System has been verified as a Level III trauma Center since 2010. The verification visit reviews and evaluates trauma care based on numerous stringent criteria that must be fulfilled but mainly focuses on its quality processes.

“We are honored to be acknowledged for the quality care that Genesis provides for our community,” said Stuart Chow, D.O., F.A.C.O.S., F.A.C.S., Medical Director of Trauma and Acute Care Surgical Services at Genesis HealthCare System. “This recognition is a testament to the teamwork and dedication of all Genesis team members, including all prehospital providers.”

The Level III Trauma Center reverification recognizes Genesis’ ability to provide prompt assessment, resuscitation, stabilization, emergency surgery, intensive care and post-hospital care of injured patients.

The American College of Surgeons is a scientific and educational association of surgeons that was founded in 1913 to raise the standards of surgical education and practice and to improve the care of the surgical patient. The College has over 72,000 members and it is the largest association of surgeons in the world. Longstanding achievements have placed the ACS in the forefront of American surgery and have made it an important advocate for all surgical patients.