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Beyond E.R.

THERE ARE CERTAIN STANDARDS TO MEET IN ORDER TO CALL IT AN E.R.
AND ONCE THOSE ARE SURPASSED, CALL IT TRAUMA 5.

The name “Trauma 5” denotes five distinct differences from other E.R.s in the region. Specifically, they are Trauma, Heart, Orthopedics, Neurology and Children’s. Any Level II E.R. has a rigid set of standards, but at Trauma 5 we not only meet them, but exceed them everyday.

Patient Stories

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Trauma Case 1 When you’re a four year old girl from Adrian, MN, saving butterflies can be serious business. But for Kassidy Peters, it quickly became a nightmare...
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Case 2 On a sunny June afternoon, Kristy Bottin proudly stood center stage as a Miss Riverfest candidate. But she’d soon find herself on the wrong side of the tracks...
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Case 3 Any calf roper worth his salt will tell you that seconds make the difference between winning and losing. Rodney Hammerstrom will tell you that on a chilly October night, losing would have cost him his life...
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Sanford Trauma 5. Beyond E.R.



 

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