San Francisco General Hospital

The Level I Trauma Program

The Level I Trauma Center was established at San Francisco General Hospital in 1968.

The Level I Trauma Center at San Francisco General Hospital is the ONLY Trauma Center in the City and County of San Francisco.   In addition, the Trauma Center is the provider of Trauma care for the Northern portion of San Mateo County and thus has a service area of 1.5 million people.  In 2003, the Trauma Center treated over 3,000 trauma patients.

The center is staffed by outstanding faculty from the University of California at San Francisco who conduct research to improve patient outcomes through surgical techniques, care modalities, and injury prevention.  Unique programs include the Traumatic Brain Injury Program and the Orthopaedic Trauma Center.The San Francisco Injury Center is located at San Francisco General Hospital .

San Francisco General Hospital is a licensed general acute care hospital which is owned and operated by the City and County of San Francisco Department of Public Health, licensed by the State of California, and accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Organizations (JCAHO).  The hospital provides a full complement of inpatient, outpatient, emergency, skilled nursing, diagnostic, mental health, and rehabilitation services for adults and children.\