Level 1 Truama/Surgical/EM Hospital Facility
Can be an academic/public/private facility located in an urban, suburban, or rural area. The facility should be able to provide 24-hour sub-specialty services for emergency medicine, general surgery, trauma, and orthopaedics. Surgical capabilities should be available at all times. Total care from prevention through rehabilitation including research and education is available. The centre should serve as a referral point in the region or section of the country.
Level 2 Truama/Surgical/EM Hospital Facility
Can be an academic/public/private facility located in an urban, suburban, or rural area. The facility should be able to provide 24-hour specialized medical care, including a general surgeon. Not all subspecialties may be present. Theatre capabilities are available at all times. Cannot give comprehensive care to complex injuries or surgical cases. Educational outreach, research, and prevention programmes may be present.
Level 3 Truama/Surgical/EM Hospital Facility
Can be an academic/public/private facility located in an urban, suburban, or rural area. The facility is staffed by medical officers with limited surgical capabilities. There is the prompt availability of general surgeons or general practitioners with surgical expertise. While there is an operating theatre, there is an unavailability of trauma surgeons. The facility provides prompt assessment, resuscitation, basic emergency operations, and stabilization and where necessary, arranges for possible transfer to a higher-ranked facility that provides definitive trauma care.
Level 4 Truama/Surgical/EM Hospital Facility
Can be an academic/public/private facility located in an urban, suburban, or rural area. The facility is a minimally equipped facility staffed by Physician Assistants and Nurses only. It runs mostly outpatient clinics with no overnight admissions or surgeries.