At the Trauma Center at NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island, our team provides the highest level of lifesaving care, including diagnosis, surgical intervention, treatment, and rehabilitation.
Your treatment begins with our emergency medical service providers who provide care at the scene of your injury and during transport. When you arrive at our center, you are cared for by our team of specialists that includes trauma surgeons, neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons, emergency medicine physicians, anesthesiologists, physician assistants, trauma nurses, radiology specialists, respiratory therapists, and rehabilitation experts.
Level 1 Trauma Center
As a state-designated Level 1 Trauma Center, verified by the American College of Surgeons, our trauma and critical care surgeons, along with medical specialists, are available anytime, day or night. Our team provides treatment for the most serious injuries, including motor vehicle collisions, falls, accidents, and other life-threatening traumas. Our facility is equipped with the full range of adult trauma resources, and we are also able to assess pediatric injuries.
Located within the Emergency Department at NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island, our team is able to deliver all types of immediate surgical care, including neurosurgery and orthopedic surgery. Our trauma facility is a dedicated space that includes a resuscitation unit with operating room capabilities and the most advanced life-support technology.
Recognition
NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island is home to an American College of Surgeons–verified and New York State–designated Level 1 Trauma Center.
Treatment may continue in the advanced intensive care units at NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island, where we provide patient-centered care that is focused on supporting you through the healing process. Physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and other rehabilitation treatments from NYU Langone’s Rusk Rehabilitation are prescribed as necessary to help you through your recovery.
Community Outreach
Through our community outreach programs, we educate the public on ways to reduce the risk of injury and save lives, including fall prevention and training to stop life-threatening bleeding.
Our Fall Prevention Program for Older Adults aims to reduce the risk of falls, which are a leading cause of head injury and hip fracture. Through our hospital-based programs and partnerships with community groups, we provide tips and strategies that include regular vision exams and maintaining an exercise routine.
Our programs to help maintain and improve balance include the following:
A Matter of Balance, made up of eight sessions of two hours each, is designed to increase activity levels and reduce fears of falling.
Stepping On, consisting of seven sessions of two hours, focuses on community mobility, home hazards, medication reviews, safe footwear, and vision.
Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention helps older adults increase their confidence performing everyday activities. The workshop lasts eight weeks, with two hour-long classes weekly.
CarFit, another program for older adults, helps drivers improve the personal fit in their vehicle, including proper positioning of mirrors and seats. During this 20-minute evaluation, trained professionals ensure each driver can correctly adjust their vehicle to fit them, and provide safety information and materials to promote continued driving mobility.
We also offer a Stop the Bleed training course, which teaches people with little or no medical training how to recognize and control excessive bleeding caused by a traumatic injury. During this in-person, hands-on training session, participants learn how to apply a tourniquet and use pressure to stop bleeding. Participants receive a certificate of completion.
