U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsmen Graduate from Stroger Hospital Trauma Training Program
Cook County Health and Hospitals System honored the third class of corpsmen to graduate from Hospital Corpsman Trauma Training, a partnership between Navy Medicine, the Capt. James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (Lovell FHCC), and John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County.
The Cook County Trauma and Burn Unit trauma team cares for more than 5,000 patients each year, many with penetrating, life-threatening wounds, similar to injuries suffered on the battlefield. With a high standard of care and volume of patients, it serves as one of very few partner hospitals in the country to provide Navy Hospital Corpsmen experience treating trauma injuries.
The seven-week program provides real trauma care experience by providing Hospital Corpsmen with hands-on exposure to clinical and trauma environments. Stroger Hospital's trauma and burn unit provides corpsmen with a unique learning environment that expands and strengthens their ability to respond to any contingency by ensuring they are physically and mentally prepared.
While attending, the students assist trauma surgeons treat patients with a range of life-threatening injuries. The trauma training experience was one of several Hospital Corps initiatives developed to meet the U.S. Navy surgeon general's goal of achieving maximum life-saving capabilities through educational programs.