UAMS Again Designated as a Level 1 Trauma Center

By Linda Satter

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) was again designated by the American College of Surgeons as the state’s only adult Level 1 Trauma Center — a distinction UAMS has held for seven years.

“This means that UAMS has a multidisciplinary team of health care professionals committed and always prepared to treat the most complex trauma patients,” said Kyle J. Kalkwarf, M.D., trauma medical director for UAMS. “We want to care for Arkansas’ most seriously injured trauma patients because we know it will give them the best chance for a good outcome.”

UAMS first achieved Level 1 verification from the American College of Surgeons in 2017 and has retained the designation after every three-year reassessment. The most recent designation lasts through Jan. 10, 2027.

UAMS Again Designated as a Level 1 Trauma Center

UAMS has a comprehensive Emergency Department prepared to treat a wide variety of medical needs with immediate, around-the-clock access to orthopaedic and trauma surgeons, neurologists, cardiologists and other specialists.