Minnesota Statewide Trauma System
Hospital Resources

For sample tools and templates visit Education Resources or contact health.trauma@state.mn.us 

• Trauma Hospital Leadership Manual & Resources
• Trauma Patient Referral Telephone Numbers (PDF)
• Trauma Flow Sheet (MS Word)
• EMS Short Form (PDF)
• EMS Short Form(MS Word)
• Billing Code
• Educational Resources
• ACS-Verified Level 1, 2, and 3 Trauma Hospitals
• Hospital Performance Improvement

Trauma Hospital Designation Criteria

• Level 3 Trauma Hospital Designation Criteria (PDF) 
• Level 4 Trauma Hospital Designation Criteria (PDF) 

Guidance

• Level 4 General Surgeon Attendance at Tertiary Case Review Meetings (PDF)

Online Meeting Sessions

Coffee with the Coordinators

Connect with the trauma system designation coordinators during quarterly online meetings. These are informal meetings with no set agenda and are designed to provide an open forum to ask questions and engage in discussion about any issue pertaining to trauma hospital designation. Registering is not necessary. Submit questions prior to meetings to ensure that there will be time to address them.

Meeting schedule (all times are 9:30–11:00 a.m.):

• January 28, 2026
• April 22, 2026
• July 22, 2026
• October 28, 2026

All meetings use the same Microsoft Teams link.

Join the Teams meeting.

Applications for Designation/Re-designation

• Trauma Hospital Portal
  • Portal Instructions (PDF)
• Orthopedic Conditions Checklist (PDF)
• Application Schedule (PDF)
• Site Visit Presentation Template (MS PowerPoint)