Trauma Services

For patients who suffer life-threatening or life-changing injury, New Hanover Regional Medical Center provides access to the only trauma center in the region. Thousands of patients are treated at NHRMC each year for traumatic injuries.

Trauma Services is committed to making sure you receive highly coordinated and skilled care at NHRMC, which is a Level II Trauma Center - one of only nine Level I or II trauma centers in the state.

Coordinated Care

The Trauma Services Department is part of the team working to provide you with outstanding care. This multidisciplinary approach is critical to treating trauma patients. Collaboration from all team members is essential to supporting the foundation of trauma care designed to contribute to successful patient outcomes.  

The care team includes:

• New Hanover Regional EMS
• AirLink/VitaLink
• NHRMC Emergency Departments
• Surgical Services
• Surgical/Trauma Intensive Care Unit
• Pediatrics and Pediatric Intensive Care
• NHRMC Rehabilitation Hospital

The physicians and nursing staff are highly trained and have expertise in trauma care and resuscitation of patients of all ages.

New Hanover Regional Medical Center also serves as the advisory facility for the Southeastern Regional Advisory Committee (SERAC).

Patient Stories

Faith, determination and the skill of NHRMC's Trauma and Rehab teams put Dillon Brown on the road to recovery. 

 

Dillon's Story

A 15-foot fall left Lauren Clapper paralyzed from the waist down. 

Lauren Clapper