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Arizona trauma centers

Arizona trauma centers by level.

The Arizona Department of Health Services lists 52 state-designated trauma centers. They appear below by level and city. Seven have a short area guide: places to stay and eat nearby, and links to the hospital's own pages.

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Places to stay and eat nearby

Area guides

These guides are independent. They are not medical advice, a hospital referral service, or a statement of affiliation with any hospital.

How trauma levels work

What the levels mean

The Arizona Department of Health Services designates trauma centers at different levels based on a hospital's resources and capabilities. Its pages do not describe the levels in plain English, so the descriptions below are quoted from the American College of Surgeons, which sets national standards. Arizona's list currently includes no Level II trauma centers.

Level I
“Level I trauma centers must be capable of providing system leadership and comprehensive trauma care for all injuries.”

As described by the American College of Surgeons

Level II
“Level II trauma centers are expected to provide initial definitive trauma care for a wide range of injuries and injury severity and may take on additional responsibilities in the region related to education, system leadership, and disaster planning.”

As described by the American College of Surgeons

Arizona's list currently includes no Level II trauma centers.

Level III
“Level III trauma centers provide definitive care to patients with mild to moderate injuries, allowing patients to be cared for closer to home. These centers also have processes in place for the prompt evaluation, initial management, and transfer of patients whose needs might exceed the resources available.”

As described by the American College of Surgeons

Level IV
“Level IV trauma centers frequently serve as the first point of access to trauma care for patients in rural and remote communities. These facilities provide essential early interventions, stabilize patients, and coordinate transfers to higher-level trauma centers when more advanced care is needed.”

As described by the American College of Surgeons

Level I Pediatric
“Level I Pediatric trauma center” means a Level I trauma center that has a trauma service specifically intended to meet the needs of children requiring trauma care.

Source: Arizona Administrative Code R9-25-1301

Centers by level

Arizona's state-designated trauma centers

Names appear as printed on the state list, grouped by city.

Level I Trauma Centers

13 centers

Chandler

  • Dignity Health, dba Chandler Regional Medical Center

Flagstaff

Glendale

  • Banner Thunderbird Medical Center

Goodyear

  • Abrazo West Campus

Mesa

  • Banner Desert Medical Center

Phoenix

  • Banner - University Medical Center PhoenixArea guide
  • HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center
  • HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center
  • St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical CenterArea guide
  • Valleywise HealthArea guide

Scottsdale

  • HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical CenterArea guide

Tucson

  • Banner University Medical Center – Tucson Campus
  • Carondelet St. Joseph's Hospital

Level I Pediatric Trauma Centers

1 center

Phoenix

  • Phoenix Children's Hospital

Level III Trauma Centers

10 centers

Lake Havasu City

Mesa

  • Banner Baywood Medical Center
  • HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center

Safford

  • Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center

Sierra Vista

  • Canyon Vista Medical Center

Sun City West

  • Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center

Tuba City

  • Tuba City Regional Health Care Corp.

Tucson

  • Banner University Medical Center – South Campus
  • Northwest Medical Center

Yuma

  • Onvida Yuma Regional Medical Center

Level IV Trauma Centers

28 centers

Avondale

  • Phoenix Children's Hospital Avondale Campus

Benson

  • Benson Hospital

Bisbee

  • Copper Queen Community Hospital

Bullhead City

  • Western Arizona Regional Medical Center

Casa Grande

  • Banner Casa Grande Medical Center

Cottonwood

  • Verde Valley Medical Center

Douglas

  • Copper Queen Community Hospital – Douglas Emergency Department

Gilbert

  • Banner Gateway Medical Center

Glendale

  • Dignity Health St. Joseph's – Westgate Medical Center
  • Phoenix Children's Hospital Arrowhead Campus

Globe

  • Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center

Kingman

Page

  • Banner Page Hospital

Parker

  • La Paz Regional Hospital

Payson

  • Banner Payson Medical Center

Peridot

  • San Carlos Apache Health Care Corporation

Phoenix

  • Banner Estrella Medical Center

Prescott

  • Yavapai Regional Medical Center – West Campus

Prescott Valley

  • Yavapai Regional Medical Center – East Campus

San Tan Valley

  • Banner Ironwood Medical Center

Show Low

  • Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center

Springerville

  • White Mountain Regional Medical Center

Sun City

  • Banner Boswell Medical Center

Tucson

  • Northwest Medical Center – Houghton

Whiteriver

  • Whiteriver Indian Health Service

Wickenburg

  • Wickenburg Community Hospital

Willcox

  • Northern Cochise Community Hospital

Winslow

  • Little Colorado Medical Center

Questions

Trauma centers in Arizona

The Arizona Department of Health Services list, updated October 1, 2026, includes 13 Level I trauma centers. Ten are in the Phoenix area, two are in Tucson, and one, Flagstaff Medical Center, is in Flagstaff. The list separately names one Level I Pediatric trauma center, Phoenix Children's Hospital.

No. As of October 2026, the Arizona Department of Health Services list of state-designated trauma centers includes no Level II trauma centers. The list groups its 52 centers under four headings: Level I, Level I Pediatric, Level III, and Level IV.

As described by the American College of Surgeons, Level I centers provide system leadership and comprehensive trauma care, Level III centers give definitive care for mild to moderate injuries and transfer patients who need more, and Level IV centers stabilize patients in rural and remote communities and coordinate transfers to higher-level centers.

The Arizona Department of Health Services designates trauma centers in Arizona. Under state rules, designation is a formal determination that a hospital meets the requirements for a particular level of trauma service. The American College of Surgeons does not designate trauma centers; it verifies that the resources it lists are present.

Source: Arizona Department of Health Services list, updated October 1, 2026 (PDF). Level descriptions from the American College of Surgeons. Designations can change; the state list has the current status.

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