The Mission of the Office of Trauma

"The mission of the Office of Trauma is to develop and maintain a continuous, statewide system of care for all injured patients, to increase system preparedness, and to decrease morbidity and mortality due to traumatic injury. "

The Office of Trauma is the entity within the Division of Emergency Medical Operations that has primary responsibility for the administration and the implementation of all matters involving trauma care within the state. These tasks include: planning, monitoring, implementation and evaluation of trauma center standards, site surveys, application processes, trauma agencies development and operation, state trauma system plan, trauma transport protocols, state trauma registry and the end of life program.

Each year, Florida's twenty-one trauma centers treat more than 30,000 injured patients.  The Department of Health is dedicated towards facilitating, encouraging and ensuring that the citizens and visitors of Florida receive quality trauma care.