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 The emergency services at Memorial University Medical Center include air and ground ambulance transport and the only Level I Trauma Center in Southeast Georgia. We have the most advanced emergency facilities in the region and are equipped to handle the most severe medical crises. In fact, our board-certified emergency physicians see more than 80,000 cases each year.
Our Emergency Department has 13 acute-care beds, 24-hour access to in-house surgeons, a trauma operating room that is available around the clock, and prompt availability of numerous specialists. Other features include:
Trauma Center
Our Trauma Center is one of only four Level I trauma centers in the entire state of Georgia. Being designated Level I means that we provide the highest level of emergency care as established by the American College of Surgeons. Our Trauma Center serves 28 counties in Georgia and South Carolina. It is the only facility of its kind between Jacksonville, Fla., and Charleston, S.C.
LifeStar
LifeStar is the leading critical care air transport service in southeast Georgia and southern South Carolina. Memorial University Medical Center employs a flight team that travels with the BK 117 helicopter. The  crew includes experienced registered nurses with backgrounds in critical care or emergency medicine, nationally registered flight paramedics, and military trained pilots. The crew members have received advanced training and are able to perform many lifesaving procedures in the air. LifeStar performs rescue flights for critical situations in which time is of the essence, such as car accidents, heart attacks, strokes, and premature labor. Throughout a transport, the team remains in constant contact with emergency personnel at Memorial University Medical Center.
LifeStar covers a 150-mile radius in southeast Georgia and southern South Carolina. When called out on a rescue flight, the medical crew follows procedures designed by the emergency and trauma physicians at Memorial University Medical Center. LifeStar offers a ride-along program for medical personnel from October through April.
The helicopter is owned by Omniflight Helicopters, Inc.
MedStarOne
Memorial University Medical Center's MedStarOne is the largest ambulance service in southeast Georgia. MedStarOne serves Chatham County and 23 surrounding counties with a fleet of 24 vehicles. One of our vehicles, Angel 3, is the only ambulance in the region specially equipped to transport critically ill newborns and infants. It includes isolettes and infant-sized equipment. All of MedStarOne’s vehicles can administer oxygen, medication, and intravenous fluids as needed. Experienced paramedics and EMTs travel with the vehicles and administer emergency care on the scene and en route to the hospital.
Contact Us
MUMC Trauma Center
4700 Waters Ave.
Savannah, GA 31404
MUMC TransportOne
4700 Waters Ave.
Savannah, GA 31404
912-350-8555
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