A large regional medical center in the Midwest has been operating as an ACS-verified Level II trauma center for more than two decades. The leadership team was strategically reviewing their portfolio of services and needed guidance to help determine whether the trauma center was contributing to the profit of the hospital.
Philips Trauma Center Consulting Services was asked to conduct a financial assessment to model three scenarios and provide a recommendation to either: continue as a Level II trauma center, downgrade to a Level III trauma center, or close the trauma program.