Florida Committee on Trauma
- Membership
- Leadership
- Meetings - Trauma Paper Competition - Submit an Abstract
- Course Updates
- Florida Trauma Centers
- Florida Burn Centers
- State of Florida Office of Trauma
- State Trauma Related Initiatives
- Links to Additional Trauma Resources
- Contact the Florida Committee on Trauma
Join the Florida Committee on Trauma or Renew Your Membership
Online
For your convenience, FCOT offers a secure online membership process.
To access the online application, simply >> CLICK HERE <<.
Once you have completed registering your membership online, you will receive two confirmations. The first confirmation will be your online confirmation. This confirmation will contain a summary of your online application and your member confirmation letter. The second confirmation will be your online credit card receipt. Please print both emails and keep them for your documentation.
Mail or Fax
To become a member, please complete the >> 2016-2017 Membership Form (PDF) << and return it with payment to the address or fax number on the application form.
Florida Committee on Trauma Leadership
Click here to view FCOT's leadership roster.
2016 Summer Meeting
The summer meeting of the Florida Committee on Trauma will be held during the ClinCon on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel at the entrance to Universal Orlando, 5780 Major Blvd., Orlando, FL 32819.
To RSVP for the meeting Click Here.
For hotel information Click Here.
Group Reservation Deadline Date: June 20, 2016
Group Name: ClinCon (CLI)
Parking: $10/night hotel guests; $8 day only parking
Complimentary wi-fi in guest room
ATLS, PHTLS, and ATCN Courses
Details on upcoming trauma education courses can be found on the Events page. More information on the nature of these courses is below.
ATLS
The Advanced Trauma Life Support Course teaches a systematic, concise approach to the early care of the trauma patient. This course is vital to guiding care for the injured patient in emergency department trauma rooms. The course training provides a common language that can save lives in critical situations.
For a list of ATLS courses, click here.
PHTLS
Pre-hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) courses are nationally recognized continuing education programs for pre-hospital emergency health care professionals that bring the care of the trauma patient into a single focus.
PHTLS courses provide a pre-hospital trauma care philosophy, stressing the need to treat the multi-system trauma patient as a unique entity with specific needs. This may require an approach to the trauma patient that varies from traditional treatment modalities.
PHTLS courses are based on the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), a course for physicians developed by the American College of Surgeons-Committee on Trauma. More importantly, PHTLS courses follow the principles of care of trauma patients as developed by the Committee on Trauma.
The Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons provides the medical direction and content oversight for the PHTLS program. They are represented by the medical directors on the Executive Council of the PHTLS Division of the National Association of EMTs. (Reproduced from the PHTLS 5th edition Instructor Text-Copyright 2003, Mosby, Inc.)
Please click here to visit the Pre Hospital Trauma Life Support website for additional information.
ATCN
Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN) is an advanced course designed for the registered nurse interested in increasing his/her knowledge in management of the multiple trauma patient. The ATCN course is taught concurrently with ATLS. The ATCN program has been operational for over 15 years and has an excellent record of offering a superb trauma educational program, and maintaining a positive collaboration with the ACS Committee on Trauma State Chapters. The ATCN program is currently being offered in numerous states as well as internationally.
Please visit the Society of Trauma Nurses website for additional information.
Florida Trauma Centers
The state of Florida is home to 27 trauma centers. Florida's trauma centers are well known for their quick response to trauma emergencies and progression in advanced technologies. Emergency rooms are not trauma centers. A trauma center has highly trained specialists in-house or immediately available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Trauma centers have access to air emergency whose only job is to be available for the moment a serious accident occurs. Trauma centers provide the highest level of care and expertise, with the most cutting edge technology and resources available for treatment.
Trauma hospitals throughout the state of Florida are shown below.
Level 1 Trauma Centers
Jackson Memorial Hospital & Ryder Trauma Center 1800 NW 10 Avenue Miami, FL 33136 (305) 243-6256 (phone) Website Patient Safety Organization Website |
Shands Jacksonville Medical Center 653 West 8th Street Jacksonville, FL 32209 (904) 244.0411 (phone) Website |
Orlando Regional Medical Centers Sandlake, Southlake, South Seminole, St. Cloud, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, & Arnold Palmer Hospital for Women & Children (321) 841.6582 (phone) Website |
Broward General Medical Center 1600 South Andrews Ave Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316 (954) 355.4400 (phone) Website |
Memorial Regional Hospital 3501 Johnson Ave Hollywood, FL 33021 (954) 987.2000 Website |
Tampa General Hospital 2 Columbia Dr Tampa, FL 33601 (813) 844.7000 Website |
Shands at the University of Florida |
Delray Medical Center 5352 Linton BLVD Delray Beach BEACH, FL 33484 (561) 498.4440 Website |
St. Mary's Hospital |
Level 2 Trauma Centers
Sacred Heart Hospital 5151 North Ninth Ave Pensacola, FL 32504 (850) 416.7000 (phone) Website |
St. Joseph's Hospital 3001 W. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd Tampa, FL 33607 (813) 554.8500 (phone) Website |
Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point 14000 Fivay Road Hudson, FL 34667 (727) 819.2929 Website |
Lakeland Regional Medical Center 1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd Lakeland, FL 33804 (863) 687.1100 (phone) Website |
Lee Memorial Hospital 2780 Cleveland Ave Ft. Meyers, FL 33901 Website |
North Broward Medical Center 201 East Sample Road Deerfield Beach, FL 33064 (954) 355.4400 (phone) Website |
Baptist Hospital-Pensacola 1000 W. Moreno St Pensacola, FL 32501 (850) 434.4011 (phone) Website |
Bayfront Medical Center 701 Sixth St South St. Petersburg, FL 33701 (727) 823.1234 (phone) Website |
Bay Medical Center 615 N Bonita Ave Panama City, FL 32041 (850) 769.1511 Website |
Halifax Medical Center 303 N Clyde Morris Blvd Daytona Beach, FL 32114 (386) 254.4000 (phone) Website |
Holmes Regional Medical Center 1350 South Hickory St Melbourne, FL 32901 (321) 434.1913 Website |
Tallahassee Memorial Hospital 1300 Miccosukee Rd Tallahassee, FL 32308 (850) 431.1155 Website |
Lawnwood Regional Medical Center 1700 S 23rd St Fort Pierce, FL 34950 (772) 467.8207 Website |
Kendall Regional Medical Center 11750 SW 40 St Miami, FL 33175 (305)229.2413 Website |
Blake Medical Center 2020 59th St W Bradenton, FL 34209 (941) 792.6611 Website |
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Pediatric and Provisional Trauma Centers
All Children's Hospital |
Miami Children's Hospital 3100 SW 62nd Ave Miami, FL 33155 (305)666-6511 Website |
Sacred Heart Hospital 5151 North Ninth Ave Pensacola, FL 32504 (850) 416.7000 (phone) Website |
St. Joseph's Hospital 3001 W. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd Tampa, FL 33607 (813) 554.8500 Website |
St. Mary's Hospital 901 45th St West Palm Beach, FL 33407 (561) 844.6300 Website |
Florida Burn Centers
A Burn Center provides a comprehensive team approach to the care of burn victims. The clinical team, including burn/trauma surgeons, nurse practitioners, nurses, skilled technicians, occupational therapists, physical therapists, social workers, registered dietitians and psychologists provide care throughout the duration of stay for each patient.
After completing the rigorous process set forth by the American Burn Association (ABA) and American College of Surgeons, the Burn Center receives notice of successful verification by the ABA. This verification demonstrates a continued commitment to the treatment of patients suffering burn injuries and the allocation of resources necessary to ensure the best outcomes. As of today, there are only 3 ABA verified burn centers below in the state of Florida.
Jackson Memorial Hospital & Ryder Trauma Center 1800 NW 10 Ave Miami, FL 33136 (305) 243-6256 (phone) Website |
Shands Health Care University of Florida, Gainesville Trauma Services Department 1600 SW Archer Rd Gainesville, FL 32610-0286 (352) 265.8000 (phone) Website |
Tampa General Hospital 2 Columbia Dr Tampa, FL 33601 (813) 844.7000 Website |
State of Florida Office of Trauma
Office of Trauma, Florida Department of Health
State Trauma-Related Initiatives
FCOT supports many initiatives to improve the general health and safety of all Floridians. Current projects are linked below.
Links to additional Trauma Resources
Click on the links below to view additional trauma societies and other organizations promoting continuing education.
EMS Advisory Council
Broward County Trauma Agency
Hillsborough County Trauma Agency
Palm Beach County Trauma Agency
Contact the Florida Committee on Trauma
Executive Office
Florida Committee on Trauma
221 N Hogan St, #404
Jacksonville, FL 32202-4201
(877) 904-4481
Fax: (877) 835-5798
fcot@floridafcot.org