Trauma Center Care Team

Many types of caregivers may take care of your loved one while he or she is in the hospital. Different patients will need different types of care. Here is a list of the kinds of doctors, nurses and other caregivers you may meet or hear about.

To learn more about each caregiver, please read our Handbook for Trauma Patients and their Families (PDF).

• Acute Care / Trauma Surgeon
• Anesthesia and Pain Management Specialists
• Burn Surgeon
• Care Coordinator
• Chaplain
• Clinical Nurse Specialists or Case Managers
• Dietitian
• Geriatrician
• Neurosurgeon
• Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant
• Occupational Therapist
• Orthopedic Surgeon
• Orthopedic Technician
• Patient Care Technician
• Patient Transport
• Pediatrician
• Pharmacist
• Physiatrist or Rehabilitation Medicine Physician
• Physical Therapist
• Psychiatrist
• Psychologist
• Registered Nurse
• Resident Physician
• Respiratory Therapist
• Social Worker
• Speech and Language Therapist
• Spine Surgeon
• Student Nurses
• Unit Secretaries