Caring physicians, leading trauma care
The Northeast Georgia Physicians Group (NGPG) Trauma & Acute Care Surgery (TACS) Clinical Team includes specialized providers who have vast experience in general surgery, trauma, and surgical critical care medicine.
If you or a loved one needs advanced trauma care, our team provides care at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) – Gainesville. NGMC is the only American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma verified trauma center in the northeast Georgia area.
About NGPG Trauma & Acute Care Surgery
NGPG Trauma & Acute Care Surgery’s experienced trauma team provides and coordinates care for trauma and acute care surgery patients throughout their patient journey from the emergency department, operating room, intensive care unit and surgical floor to the outpatient clinic.
Our team includes:
- Surgeons
- Advanced practitioners
- Clinic staff
What We Treat
NGPG Trauma & Acute Care provides a full range of trauma care services for adult and pediatric patients including:
Trauma Surgery
Trained in crisis management and complex surgical procedures, our traumatology surgeons provide effective and expert care. Our TACS team deals with traumatic injuries such as:
- Falls
- Assaults
- Vehicle accidents
- Penetrating wounds
- Work accidents
Emergency Surgery
The TACS team performs emergency surgeries for conditions such as:
- Appendicitis
- Bowel obstruction
- Cholecystitis
- Sepsis
- Respiratory failure
Intensive Critical Care Unit (ICU):
The TACS team performs care management and collaborates with other specialists to treat conditions such as:
- Traumatic brain injury
- Severe pneumonia
- Organ dysfunction
- Heart failure
- Serious infections
- Stroke
What We Do
NGPG Trauma & Acute Care Surgery team provides a wide variety of services to help patients experiencing emergent conditions, complications and recovery.
Intervention & Stabilization
The TACS team addresses a variety of urgent life-threatening illnesses and injuries quickly and effectively. Following intervention, stabilization of the patient is crucial.
Critical Care Support
The TACS team helps to care for critically ill patients, frequently with life threatening conditions. Managing intensive care units and providing ongoing medical support, our team provides high-quality and compassionate care.
Facilitating Recoveries
After a patient is stable, the TACS team works to prevent any further complications and begin the recovery process. Recovery looks differently for everyone, and our team works to improve patient function both in and outside of the intensive care unit (ICU).
FAQs
Acute care involves the immediate medical treatment of life-threatening illnesses or injuries in patients of all ages. Acute care physicians are specially trained to address and treat traumas or emergent conditions, focusing on stabilization and prevention of further deterioration.
Our NGPG Trama & Acute Care Surgery Clinic is conveniently located in Gainesville. If you need more advanced trauma care, our team also provides care at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) – Gainesville. NGMC is the only American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma verified trauma center in the northeast Georgia area.
If you have a surgery scheduled with NGPG, you can refer to our Pre-Surgical Clinic Guide to help you prepare.
