The Level I Trauma center at Rockford Health System

Our Role as the Lead Hospital in a Disaster

Rockford Memorial Hospital is designated by the Illinois Department of Public Health as the Disaster POD hospital for the northern Illinois EMS region. In that role, the hospital, which is a Level 1 Trauma Center, serves as the designated resource hospital for regional disaster planning and response; maintains an established disaster plan; provides staff members trained in various emergency response services; maintains an established two-way communication system to participating and associate hospitals and coordinates regional disaster drills.

In addition to these responsibilities, Rockford Memorial Hospital also serves as the primary point of contact for communication and coordination of disaster response activities with its resource, associate and participating hospitals and EMS providers.

Trauma Center

The Level I Trauma Center and Emergency Department at Rockford Health System

Level I Trauma Center/Emergency Department
(815) 971-6195

Trauma Services Office
(815) 971-5550
(In a medical emergency, dial 911 or your local emergency number.)

Rockford Memorial Hospital
2400 N. Rockton Avenue
Rockford, IL 61103

As the region's leader in providing trauma and emergency care, Rockford Health System is designated an Illinois Level I Trauma Center, providing care at the highest level designated by the state of Illinois. We do this with a comprehensive level of services including:

Emergency Department/Level I Trauma Center at Rockford Memorial Hospital
Regional Emergency Acute Care Transport (REACT) helicopter and critical care ground service
Rock River Emergency Medical Services (EMS) & Rock River Emergency Communications (RockCom).
Illinois-designated Regional Disaster POD Hospital
American Heart Association Training Center

We recently received top ranking for treating heart attack patients. A study published in the November 13 New England Journal of Medicine found only 20 percent of emergency departments at hospitals nationwide are able to provide prompt treatment to heart attack victims within a 90-minute timeframe, considered the “Gold” standard by the American College of Cardiology. Rockford Memorial Hospital has been leading the industry in this standard. The most recent ranking by the American College of Cardiology puts Rockford Memorial in the top 3 percent nationwide - 23 out of 536 hospitals – and the top hospital locally.