When you or a loved one needs complete care for even the most serious injuries, University of Missouri Health Care’s Frank L. Mitchell Jr., MD, Trauma Center offers the most advanced trauma care in central Missouri. It’s one of only six adult Level I trauma centers in Missouri verified by the American College of Surgeons’ Committee on Trauma, and the only one in mid-Missouri.

Our trauma team — including trauma surgeons, emergency physicians, orthopaedic and neurological surgeons, nurses, respiratory therapists and other specialists — is always on hand to provide evidence-based, patient-centered care. MU Health Care's ambulance service provides advanced life support to Columbia and Boone County. In addition, the MU Health Care Air Medical Service has four air medical helicopters strategically positioned across central Missouri to provide timely access to quality trauma care. By partnering with first responders and fire/EMS providers throughout the state, the trauma program delivers care from the point of injury to rehabilitation.

Multidisciplinary trauma care

Our multidisciplinary trauma team is well-equipped to care for all types of traumatic injuries. Our emergency department treats more than 70,000 people every year, which means you get care from highly experienced doctors.

Our experts offer complete care for traumatic injuries, including:

• General surgery. Our general surgeons repair areas of the body after traumatic injury, such as the lungs, digestive organs, liver and kidneys.
• Orthopaedic surgery. Our orthopaedic surgeons repair injuries to bones, including broken extremities and complex injuries of the pelvis and spine.
• Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Our plastic surgeons do surgery to repair burns, lacerations (cuts) and damage to small structures such as blood vessels and nerves using microsurgery.
• Neurological surgery. Our neurosurgeons treat traumatic injuries of the brain, spine and nerves.
• Vascular surgery. Our vascular surgeons repair damage to blood vessels and arteries throughout the body.