Understanding Basic Traumatic Injuries

A resident of College Station, Texas, Dr. Anthony Amoroso provides emergency care that helps safeguard the lives of patients, many of whom have experienced serious illness or traumatic injury. Dr. Anthony Amoroso is knowledgeable on the various types of trauma, which can involve soft tissue injuries, fractures, concussions, and other types of head injuries. 

Trauma sustained on the road may involve impact with the car or truck's interior, or penetrating injuries that occur when loose objects or broken glass enter and become lodged in the patient’s body. Considering the speed at which the accident occurred and the type of vehicle involved, many apparently minor road injuries should still be looked at by an experienced physician without delay. 

Another major type of traumatic injury involves slips and falls, which can occur in nearly any environment. While many such accidents involve minor injuries, they often turn out have a significant impact. This is particularly true when hard surfaces, heights, or running are involved. 

Among the elderly, slip and fall traumas that seem relatively mild can cause fractures in brittle bones, as well as serious conditions such as internal bleeding. For this reason, it makes sense to bring even small incidents to the attention of a consulting physician, so that potential traumas can be be evaluated in a timely manner.

What is a Critical Access Hospital?

A board-certified emergency medicine physician in Texas, Dr. Anthony Amoroso practices with U.S. Acute Care Solutions. In this capacity, he primarily works in a level-two trauma center that sees approximately 60,000 patients each year. Dr. Anthony Amoroso is also credentialed to work at various critical access hospitals in Texas.

A critical access hospital (CAH) is specifically designated as such by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). This designation dates back to the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 and was created to improve access to health care in rural communities and to lower rural hospitals’ financial vulnerability. Hospitals that earn this designation receive various benefits, including reimbursement for Medicare services.

Hospitals that are eligible for the CAH designation must maintain up to 25 swing and/or acute inpatient care beds and provide emergency care to patients 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In addition, these hospitals must be in rural locations and have an average stay of 96 hours or less each year.