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As of today, the following are the total number of Surgical Critical Care Physicians nationally, in your State, and near your location.
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Alaska – Alabama – Armed Forces Pacific – Arkansas – American Samoa – Arizona – California – Colorado – Connecticut – District of Columbia – Delaware – Florida – Federated States of Micronesia – Georgia – Guam – Hawaii – Iowa – Idaho – Illinois – Indiana – Kansas – Kentucky – Louisiana – Massachusetts – Maryland – Maine – Marshall Islands – Michigan – Minnesota – Missouri – Northern Mariana Islands – Mississippi – Montana – North Carolina – North Dakota – Nebraska – New Hampshire – New Jersey – New Mexico – Nevada – New York – Ohio – Oklahoma – Oregon – Pennsylvania – Puerto Rico – Palau – Rhode Island – South Carolina – South Dakota – Tennessee – Texas – Utah – Virginia – Virgin Islands – Vermont – Washington – Wisconsin – West Virginia – Wyoming
Medicare
The following are the total number of Surgical Critical Care Physicians who accept Medicare in your State, the number who have opted out of Medicare, and the total number excluded from participation in Medicare nationwide.
The diagram below shows all the Critical Care Surgeons across the country, represented by blue bubbles. The larger the bubble, the greater the concentration of providers in that area. Red bubbles represent Medicare-excluded providers, with the larger bubbles indicating a higher percentage of excluded providers in that region. You can change the bubble size to be based on exclusions from the Size menu.
What do Critical Care Surgeons do?
A critical care surgeon is a specialist who manages life-threatening surgical emergencies, trauma, and other critically ill surgical patients, providing comprehensive and urgent medical and surgical care.
They diagnose, treat, and stabilize patients with conditions like severe injuries, infections, and organ failure, using both surgical and non-operative techniques.
These surgeons coordinate care with other specialists and often handle urgent cases in high-pressure environments such as emergency rooms and trauma centers.
The terms critical care surgeon, trauma surgeon, and acute care surgeon are often used interchangeably.
What they do
Emergency Intervention: They perform rapid assessment, decision-making, and intervention for patients requiring immediate surgical care.
Trauma Management: They treat critically injured patients from accidents (e.g., car crashes, falls), assaults, and other traumatic events.
Critical Care: They manage critically ill patients with severe infections, organ failure, and other complications from surgery.
Coordination: They work as part of a multidisciplinary team with critical care staff, primary physicians, anesthesiologists, and other specialists to ensure comprehensive patient care.
Procedures: They may perform procedures such as inserting vascular access and feeding tubes, placing catheters, and performing tracheostomies.
Environment
High-Pressure Settings: Critical care surgeons work in dynamic environments like emergency departments and specialized trauma centers.
Around-the-Clock Care: They provide life-saving care 24/7, 365 days a year.
Skills and Training
Extensive Training: They undergo extensive training in general surgery, trauma surgery, emergency surgery, and critical care medicine.
Broad Skill Set: They possess a broad skill set that combines surgical expertise with a deep understanding of critical care medicine and associated complications.