The Wallace Trauma Center at Tampa General Hospital (TGH) serves as the region’s premier destination for advanced trauma care, proudly standing as the only Level I Trauma Center in West Central Florida. TGH holds the distinction of being the first hospital in the state to achieve Level I trauma verification from the American College of Surgeons for both adult and pediatric care—an acknowledgment of its comprehensive, around-the-clock readiness to handle the most complex and critical injuries.

In addition, TGH has been designated a Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Center of Excellence by the Florida Department of Health. This recognition highlights its leading role in delivering highly specialized care for patients with serious neurological injuries, supported by state-of-the-art treatments and rehabilitation resources.

Through its unwavering focus on clinical excellence, innovation, and education, the Wallace Trauma Center continues to set the gold standard in trauma services across Florida.

The Emergency General Surgery (EGS) service is a highly active and essential component of surgical care at Tampa General Hospital, managing a wide range of common surgical emergencies such as appendicitis, gallbladder disease, bowel obstructions, and soft tissue infections. In addition, the service responds to complex surgical catastrophes and functions as the hospital’s dedicated surgical rescue team, delivering urgent, lifesaving interventions 24/7. Notably, TGH is the first hospital in Florida to be verified by the American College of Surgeons for Emergency General Surgery, underscoring its commitment to the highest national standards in emergency surgical care.

The Surgical Trauma Intensive Care Unit (STICU) is a 27-bed unit, paired with a 9-bed Surgical Step-Down Unit (SSDU), that delivers specialized critical care for trauma and Emergency General Surgery (EGS) patients. In addition to trauma and EGS cases, the STICU also admits patients from a wide range of surgical services for post-surgical resuscitation, sepsis management, or support for organ dysfunction. These services include Transplant, Surgical Oncology, Colorectal, Upper GI Surgery, Vascular Surgery, OB/GYN and GYN Oncology, ENT/Head & Neck, Urology, Orthopedics, and Plastic Surgery. The STICU at Tampa General Hospital was the first in Florida to earn a national Beacon Award for Excellence, underscoring its role as a leader in high-acuity, multidisciplinary surgical care.