Trauma Services
We're home to the region's only Level II Trauma Center for traumatic injuries. Our skilled trauma surgeons and nurses have immediate access to life-saving equipment and state-of-the-art operating rooms when minutes matter.
Conditions
We care for injuries caused by:
- Falls
- Violence
- Hunting
- Vehicle and ATV accidents
- Motorcycle and snowmobile accidents
- Boating and jet ski accidents
Services
- Acute and emergency care for traumatic injuries
- Rehabilitation
- Trauma prevention
Injury prevention
Our Trauma team works with your community to reduce and prevent injuries through classes focused on:
- Child safety
- Child passenger safety
- Summer safety
- Teen driver safety
- Home safety
- Falls prevention
- Pedestrian safety
- ATV education
How to connect
Our Trauma team will care for your injury without a referral from your primary care provider. You can also request a transfer to our Level II Trauma Center in La Crosse from another facility.
Schedule an appointment
Visit your local Emergency Room and Urgent Care or call 911.
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News
Gundersen Trauma and Emergency Services achieves record-breaking year in 2024
January 09, 2025
Gundersen's Level II Trauma Center in La Crosse served a record-breaking 189,000 patients in 2024. If your care needs are less critical, we offer same-day appointments through Primary Care.
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Related events
Advanced Trauma Life Support | Renewal Course
Renewal courses offered in 2025
The Advanced Trauma Life Support® (ATLS®) Renewal Course offers healthcare providers the opportunity to maintain a current status. This is a one-day course format.
Advanced Trauma Life Support | Provider Course
Two-day courses offered in 2025
The Advanced Trauma Life Support® (ATLS®) program teaches medical providers a systematic, concise approach to the care of a trauma patient in a two-day course format.
Stepping On - A Falls Prevention Program
The next series begins Sept. 15
The Stepping On program is a 7-week program designed for people over 60 who are living at home and have experienced a fall or are concerned about falling.
Teen Car Control Clinic
Fall clinics are open for registration.
The Teen Car Control Clinic hosted by Gundersen Health System teaches fundamentals of vehicle control during classroom sessions and behind the wheel exercises.