The Florida Department of Health works with trauma professionals, hospitals, and communities to develop a trauma system that is inclusive, sustainable, and integrated for safe, effective, and efficient care of injured patients in Florida.
Trauma System Advisory Council
Florida’s FTSAC provides a unifying forum for both the trauma community and the state to be heard and facilitates opportunities to realize goals and objectives as outlined in Florida law.
Trauma Center Locations
View a listing of Florida’s trauma centers, download a basic map, or launch an interactive statewide map to search for Florida Department of Health-designated trauma centers.
Florida’s Trauma System Assessment
Trauma System Assessment (August 31, 2023)
Pursuant to section 395.4025(2)(b), Florida Statutes, the Florida Department of Health is required to make available all data, formulas, methodologies, calculations, and risk adjustment tools used in preparing the report.
The following tools were used in the completion of the assessment but not included in the appendices:
Population Tables (2010-2022)
Five-year-population increase was calculated using population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau (2010-2019;ย 2020-2022).ย The formula is subtraction of the 2018 population estimate from the 2022 population estimate and division by the 2018 population, aggregated by Trauma Service Area.
Survival Risk Ratios (SRRs) (2017-2021)
The ICD-10 codes that are considered traumatic injuries are taken from theย National Trauma Data Standard (NTDS) Patient Inclusion Criteria.
SAS Code Text File (2023)
Source code used by the Department to calculate the number of “high risk” patients at trauma centers and acute care hospitals.ย Requires SAS compatible statistical software. May be viewed by opening the file in Microsoft Notepad
Archived Versions
Trauma System Assessment August 2020 (Amended January 26, 2021)
Survival Risk Ratios (2016-2020)
Resources and Publications
- Trauma Center Virtual Survey Presentation (September 2021)
- Trauma Center Standards, DOH Pamphlet 150-9 (January 2010)
- Trauma Site Survey – Frequently Asked Questions (June 2019)
- Comparative Study: Pediatric Trauma Center Verification in Florida (December 2018)
- American College of Surgeons Recommendations (May 2013)
Florida Trauma System Consultative Report provides a systematic review of the trauma system - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration-EMS (NHTSA) (November 2013)
Florida’s Trauma Statutes and Rules
Rulemaking Notices, Workshops, and Agendas
Notice of Withdrawal for Rule 64J-2.021, F.A.C.
Florida Statutes
Florida Statutes applicable to the Florida Trauma System are found in Chapter 395, Part II, F.S.
Florida Administrative Code
Florida Rules applicable to the Florida Trauma System are found in Chapter 64J-2, F.A.C.