Riley Hospital for Children is verified as a Level I Pediatric Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons (ACS). One of a select number of children’s hospitals in the nation to earn this designation, the hospital received its first Level I pediatric trauma center verification in 1993. The most recent reverification was in 2022. The ACS cites the hospital’s robust quality improvement review as one of the strengths of the trauma program at Riley Children’s. TRAUMA SERVICES
Pediatric Trauma Quality Benchmarks: 2023 Riley Children’s outperforms national benchmarks for the following indicators.
INDICATOR
RILEY HOSPITAL NATIONAL DATA
Blunt splenic injury with splenic preservation
100%
95.7%
DIRECTOR Matthew P. Landman, MD, MPH, FAAP, FACS Associate Professor of Surgery, IU School of Medicine > Connect with Dr. Landman on Doximity.
Time to operative fixation of open tibia shaft fractures greater than 24 hours
0%
5.2%
PROGRAM DISTINCTIONS
NOTABLE PUBLICATIONS The Journal of Surgical Research: March 2023 Evaluating the Regional Differences in Pediatric Injury Patterns During the COVID-19 Pandemic The Journal of Surgical Research: March 2023 Population-Based Assessment of Urban Versus Rural Child Fatalities From Firearms in a Midwestern State The Journal of Surgical Research: January 2023 Pediatric Injury Transfer Patterns During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis JMIR Formative Research: November 2023 User-Guided Enhancements to a Technology- Facilitated Resilience Program to Address Opioid Risks Following Traumatic Injury in Youth: Qualitative Interview Study The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery: January 2023 Pediatric Injury Trends and Relationships with Social Vulnerability During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multi-Institutional Analysis
■ First hospital in Indiana to be verified by the ACS as a Level I Pediatric Trauma Center ■ Board certified and fellowship-trained pediatric trauma surgeons, critical care physicians, emergency medicine physicians, radiologists and anesthesiologists available in-house, 24/7 ■ Operating rooms staffed 24/7 by a minimum of two in-house teams and three teams on call; dedicated trauma OR ready 24/7 for emergency cases ■ Surgeons and physicians board certified and fellowship trained in pediatric specialties
Time to operative fixation of mid-shaft femur fractures greater than 24 hours
4.1%
7.3%
> See directory listing The trauma services team at Riley Children’s includes board certified surgeons from multiple specialties.
Skeletal surveys in children less than one year old
81.3%
67.0%
Injured Children Treated at Riley Hospital: 2019 – 2023
Injury Severity of Children Admitted to Riley Hospital: 2023
75% Minor
2,128 2,067
2,078
1,899
1,855
4% Severe
14% Moderate
7% Serious
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Admitting Service for Injured Children: 2023
41% Orthopedics
ACS-verified trauma centers provide: ■ Hospital resources for trauma care ■ Full spectrum of trauma services from prehospital phase through rehabilitation ■ Injury prevention programs
32% Trauma
17% Neurosurgery
10% Other
Annual Report 2023 – 2024
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