{"id":71812,"date":"2026-06-23T18:37:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T22:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=71812"},"modified":"2026-06-26T16:21:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T20:21:46","slug":"lakeland-regional-health-achieves-highest-level-of-trauma-care-designation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/06\/23\/lakeland-regional-health-achieves-highest-level-of-trauma-care-designation\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakeland Regional Health Achieves Highest Level of Trauma Care Designation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Lakeland Regional Health has been designated a Level I Trauma Center, the highest level of trauma care available, by the Florida Department of Health. This designation builds on nearly three decades of service, as Lakeland Regional Health has provided state-approved trauma care to patients across the region since 1997.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe most significant impact of being a Level I Trauma Center is the ability to keep families together during a traumatic event,\u201d said Dr. Timothy Regan, President, Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center and Chief Medical Officer, Lakeland Regional Health. \u201cWe are equipped to provide advanced, multidisciplinary trauma care for patients of all ages, 24\/7, ensuring comprehensive and timely support when it matters most. Families will no longer need to leave the county to be near their loved ones during recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a Level I Trauma Center, Lakeland Regional Health is equipped to provide the most advanced, comprehensive care for both severely injured adult and pediatric patients. This achievement significantly expands access to specialized trauma services in the region, allowing more patients to receive lifesaving care close to home while reducing the need for transfers outside the county.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With an annual trauma volume of more than 4,400 patients, Lakeland Regional Health plays a critical role in the region\u2019s emergency care infrastructure. The Trauma Center features four hybrid operating rooms, a robust orthopedic traumatology program, and advanced capabilities such as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and the use of whole blood for adult massive transfusion protocol activations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Level I designation expands our ability to care for every patient in our community who needs us,\u201d said Dr. Olumide Sobowale, Trauma Medical Director. \u201cBeing entrusted with providing lifesaving care is an honor shared by every member of our team.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lakeland Regional Health is also home to the Bannasch Institute for Advanced Rehabilitation Medicine, the only inpatient acute rehabilitation facility in Polk County accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). The institute provides specialized services to help patients regain strength, independence, and quality of life following serious injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lakeland Regional Health has provided trauma care as a state-approved Level II Trauma Center since 1997 and has operated as a Provisional Level I Trauma Center since May 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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