Trauma Service
The Trauma Service at Monroe Carell provides complete care to pediatric trauma victims of all ages. Timely access to specialized care is often a matter of life and death in trauma situations, particularly when they involve children.
Teams of experts in pediatric trauma care, including pediatric surgeons, emergency medicine doctors, intensivists, nurses, and child and family life specialists mobilize rapidly once alerted that a child victim of trauma is on the way to the Emergency Department. In most cases, the team is in place and waiting in the trauma bay prior to the child's arrival and is able to relay instructions to the emergency response team or to the referring physician.
Meet Your Care Team
Irving J. ZamoraMD, MPH
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Congenital Lung Diseases, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Neonatal Surgery, Pediatric Oncology, Pediatric Surgery
Why You Can Trust the Trauma Care Team at Monroe Carell
- Verified Level 1 pediatric trauma center
Monroe Carell has been verified as a Level 1 pediatric trauma center by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Committee on Trauma. We are also the third-busiest verified Level 1 pediatric trauma center in the United States. As a comprehensive regional pediatric center and recognized as a leader in pediatric trauma care, Monroe Carell is the only verified Level 1 pediatric trauma center within 200 miles of Nashville. This means we provide the highest level of care for injured children in our region.
- 24-hour service
You'll have around-the-clock access to the staff and facilities at Monroe Carell. This includes specialists, operating rooms, on-site MRI and CT scanners and emergency respiratory therapy.
- Expert care
Our doctors are board-certified with advanced training in emergency medicine for children.
