Survey of Trauma Training Programs
Animal Use in Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Courses in the United States and Canada: An Ongoing Survey
Updated: February 15, 2022
Programs Using Live Animals for ATLS Courses (1)
- Sanford Health/North Dakota State University – Fargo, N.D. | TAKE ACTION >
Programs Using Nonanimal Models for ATLS Courses (384)
UNITED STATES
Alabama (3)
- Birmingham Regional Emergency Medical Service System – Birmingham
- Huntsville Hospital/Corporate University – Huntsville
- University of South Alabama – Mobile
Alaska (3)
- Alaska Native Medical Center – Anchorage
- Basset Army Community Hospital – Fairbanks
- Providence Alaska Medical Center – Anchorage
Arizona (8)
- Abrazo West Campus – Goodyear
- Banner Health/University Medical Center – Tucson
- Banner-University Medical Center – Phoenix
- Flagstaff Medical Center – Flagstaff
- John C. Lincoln Hospital – Phoenix
- Maricopa Medical Center – Phoenix
- Scottsdale Healthcare – Scottsdale
- St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center – Phoenix
Arkansas (1)
- University of Arkansas – Little Rock
California (23)
- Alameda County Medical Center – Oakland
- California Hospital Medical Center – Los Angeles
- Cedars Sinai Medical Center – Los Angeles
- Community Regional Medical Center – Fresno
- Harbor-University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Medical Center – Torrance
- Kaiser Permanente Vacaville Medical Center – Vacaville
- Kern Medical Center – Bakersfield
- Loma Linda University Medical Center – Loma Linda
- Natividad Medical Center - Salinas
- Riverside Community Hospital – Riverside
- Riverside County Regional Medical Center - Moreno Valley
- San Joaquin General Hospital – Stockton
- Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital – Santa Barbara
- Santa Clara Valley Medical Center – San Jose
- Stanford Trauma Service – Stanford
- United Heart Training Center/Lawson Thomas Medical Education Center – Fairfield
- University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Medical Center – Los Angeles
- University of California (UC) Davis Medical Center – Sacramento
- University of California (UC) Irvine Medical Center – Orange
- University of California (UC) San Diego Medical Center – San Diego
- University of California (UC) San Francisco – Fresno
- University of Southern California (USC) Surgical Skills Simulation & Education Center – Los Angeles
- Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital – San Francisco
Colorado (9)
- Denver Health Medical Center – Denver
- Medical Center of the Rockies – Loveland
- Penrose Hospital – Colorado Springs
- St. Anthony Hospital – Lakewood
- St. Mary's Hospital - Grand Junction
- Swedish Medical Center – Englewood
- UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central – Colorado Springs
- UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital – Fort Collins
- University of Colorado Hospital – Aurora
Connecticut (4)
- Connecticut Children’s Medical Center – Hartford
- Danbury Hospital – Danbury
- Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center – Hartford
- Yale University School of Medicine – New Haven
Delaware (1)
- Christiana Hospital – Newark
District of Columbia (3)
- George Washington Department of Emergency Medicine Training Center (GWDEMTC) – Washington
- Howard University Hospital – Washington
- MedStar Washington Hospital Center – Washington
Florida (15)
- Health First Training Center – Melbourne
- Kendall Regional Medical Center – Miami
- Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center – Lakeland
- Memorial Regional Hospital – Hollywood
- Naval Hospital Jacksonville – Jacksonville
- Ocala Health – Ocala
- Orlando Regional Medical Center – Orlando
- Sacred Heart Hospital – Pensacola
- St. Mary’s Medical Center – West Palm Beach
- Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare – Tallahassee
- Tampa General Hospital – Tampa
- University of Florida Health Science Center/UF Health Jacksonville – Jacksonville
- University of Florida/UF Health Shands Hospital – Gainesville
- University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine – Miami
- University of South Florida Health CAMLS – Tampa
Georgia (8)
- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Atlanta
- Emory University – Atlanta
- Medical Center/Navicent Health – Macon
- Medical College of Georgia – Augusta
- Memorial Medical Center – Savannah
- Northeast Georgia Medical Center – Gainesville
- Piedmont Columbus Regional – Columbus
- WellStar Atlanta Medical Center – Atlanta
Hawaii (1)
- The Queen's Medical Center – Honolulu
Idaho (4)
- Idaho State University/ISU Meridian Health Sciences Center – Meridian
- Idaho State University – Pocatello
- Portneuf Medical Center – Pocatello
- St. Adolphus Regional Medical Center – Boise
Illinois (23)
- Advocate Christ Medical Center/Chicago Committee on Trauma – Oak Lawn
- Advocate Condell Medical Center – Libertyville
- Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital – Downers Grove
- Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center – Chicago
- Advocate Lutheran General Hospital – Park Ridge
- Advocate Sherman Hospital – Elgin
- Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago/Chicago Committee on Trauma – Chicago
- Carle Foundation Hospital – Urbana
- John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County – Chicago
- Loyola University Medical Center/Chicago Committee on Trauma – Maywood
- Malcolm X College – Chicago
- Midwestern University – Downers Grove
- Mount Sinai Hospital – Chicago
- Northlake County EMS System – Gurnee
- Northwest Community Hospital – Arlington Heights
- North Shore University Evanston Hospital – Evanston
- OSF St. Francis Medical Center – Peoria
- Presbyterian-St. Like’s Hospital – Chicago
- Rush University Medical Center/Chicago Committee on Trauma – Chicago
- Southern Illinois University School of Medicine – Springfield
- St. Alexius Medical Center – Hoffman Estates
- St. Francis Hospital – Evanston
- University of Chicago Hospital/Chicago Committee on Trauma – Chicago
Indiana (9)
- Deaconess Hospital – Evansville
- Indiana University (IU) Health Ball Memorial Hospital – Muncie
- Indiana University (IU) Health Methodist Hospital – Indianapolis
- Lutheran Hospital – Fort Wayne
- Memorial Hospital of South Bend – South Bend
- Parkview Regional Medical Center – Fort Wayne
- Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital – Indianapolis
- St. Vincent Hospital – Evansville
- St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital - Indianapolis
Iowa (4)
- Iowa Methodist Medical Center – Des Moines
- Mercy Medical Center – Des Moines
- Mercy Medical Center – Sioux City
- University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics – Iowa City
Kansas (6)
- Hays Medical Center – Hays
- Labette County Medical Center – Parsons
- Stormont Vail Health – Topeka
- University of Kansas Medical Center – Kansas City
- Via Christi Hospital St. Francis – Wichita
- Wesley Medical Center – Wichita
Kentucky (3)
- Pikeville Medical Center – Pikeville
- University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center – Lexington
- University of Louisville Hospital – Louisville
Louisiana (3)
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center – Shreveport
- Our Lady of the Lake Hospital – Baton Rouge
- Tulane Trauma Educational Institute – New Orleans
Maine (2)
- Eastern Maine Medical Center – Bangor
- Maine Medical Center – Portland
Maryland (2)
- R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center – Baltimore
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences – Bethesda
Massachusetts (9)
- Baystate Medical Center – Springfield
- Berkshire Medical Center – Pittsfield
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center – Boston
- Boston Medical Center/Boston University School of Medicine – Boston
- Brigham and Women’s Hospital – Boston
- Lahey Hospital and Medical Center – Burlington
- Massachusetts General Hospital – Boston
- Tufts Medical Center – Boston
- University of Massachusetts Medical School – Worcester
Michigan (15)
- Ascension/Providence – Southfield
- Beaumont Hospital Trenton – Trenton
- Borgess Medical Center – Kalamazoo
- Bronson Methodist Hospital – Kalamazoo
- Central Michigan University College of Medicine – Saginaw
- Detroit Receiving Hospital – Detroit
- Henry Ford Hospital – Detroit
- Hurley Medical Center – Flint
- Marquette General Hospital – Marquette
- Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine – East Lansing
- Michigan State University Grand Rapids Medical Education and Research Center – Grand Rapids
- Sparrow Health System – Lansing
- Spectrum Health – Grand Rapids
- St. Joseph Mercy Hospital of Ann Arbor - Ann Arbor
- University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
Minnesota (8)
- Essentia Health/St. Mary's Medical Center-Duluth Clinic – Duluth
- Hennepin Healthcare – Minneapolis
- North Memorial Medical Center – Robbinsdale
- Regions Hospital – Oakdale
- St. Cloud Hospital – St. Cloud
- St. Marys/Mayo Clinic Hospital – Rochester
- University of Minnesota Medical Center (Fairview) – Minneapolis
- University of Minnesota Medical School Duluth – Duluth
Mississippi (3)
- North Mississippi Medical Center – Tupelo
- University of Mississippi School of Medicine – Jackson
- William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine - Hattiesburg
Missouri (8)
- Barnes-Jewish Hospital – St. Louis
- CoxHealth – Springfield
- Mercy Hospital Springfield – Springfield
- Mercy Hospital St. Louis – St. Louis
- Research Medical Center – Kansas City
- St. Louis University Medical Center – St. Louis
- Truman Medical Center – Kansas City
- University of Missouri Health Sciences Center – Columbia
Montana (3)
- Providence St. Patrick Hospital – Missoula
- St. Peter’s Hospital – Helena
- St. Vincent Healthcare Mansfield Health Education Center/Montana EMS & Trauma Systems – Billings
Nebraska (7)
- Bryan Medical Center West Campus – Lincoln
- CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center – Omaha
- CHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital – Kearney
- Fillmore County Hospital/Bryan Medical Center West – Geneva
- Regional West Medical Center – Scottsbluff
- St. Francis Medical Center - Grand Island
- University of Nebraska Medical Center/Nebraska Medicine – Omaha
Nevada (3)
- Renown Health – Reno
- Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center – Las Vegas
- University Medical Center/UNLV School of Medicine – Las Vegas
New Hampshire (3)
- Concord Hospital – Concord
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center – Lebanon
- Portsmouth Regional Hospital – Portsmouth
New Jersey (6)
- AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center – Atlantic City
- Cooper Hospital – Camden
- Morristown Medical Center – Morristown
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital – New Brunswick
- Rutgers School of Biomedical and Health Sciences – Newark
- St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center – Paterson
New Mexico (1)
- University of New Mexico – Albuquerque
New York (27)
- Albany Medical College – Albany
- Bassett Medical Center – Cooperstown
- Bellevue Hospital/NYC Health + Hospitals – New York
- Bridgewater-Vacarro Medical Simulation Training Center – Fort Drum
- Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center – Brooklyn
- Elmhurst Hospital/NYC Health + Hospitals – Elmhurst
- Erie County Medical Center/University at Buffalo – Buffalo
- Harlem Hospital/Columbia University – New York
- Institute for Continuing Medical Education – Patchogue
- Jacobi Medical Center/NYC Health + Hospitals – Bronx
- Jamaica Hospital Medical Center – Jamaica
- Kings County Hospital Center/NYC Health + Hospitals – Brooklyn
- Lincoln Hospital – Bronx
- Nassau University Medical Center – East Meadow
- New York-Presbyterian Hospital – New York
- New York-Presbyterian Hospital Queens – Flushing
- New York University (NYU) Langone Hospital – Brooklyn
- New York University (NYU) Winthrop Hospital – Mineola
- North Shore University Hospital – Manhasset
- South Nassau Communities Hospital – Oceanside
- Staten Island University Hospital – Staten Island
- St. Barnabas Hospital – Bronx
- Stony Brook University Hospital – Stony Brook
- SUNY Upstate Medical University – Syracuse
- United Health Services (UHS) Wilson Medical Center – Johnson City
- University of Rochester – Rochester
- Westchester County Medical Center – Valhalla
North Carolina (8)
- Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University/Vidant Medical Center – Greenville
- Carolina’s Medical Center – Charlotte
- Duke University Medical Center – Durham
- Mission Hospital – Asheville
- Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital – Greensboro
- Mountain Area Health Education Center – Asheville
- Wake Forest University School of Medicine – Winston-Salem
- WakeMed – Raleigh
North Dakota (2)
- Altru Health Systems – Grand Forks
- St. Alexius Medical Center – Bismarck
Ohio (16)
- Atrium Medical Center – Middletown
- Bethesda North Hospital – Cincinnati
- Central Ohio Trauma System – Columbus
- Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center – Cincinnati
- Cleveland Clinic Akron General – Akron
- Kettering Medical Center – Kettering
- Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center – Toledo
- MetroHealth Medical Center – Cleveland
- Miami Valley Hospital – Dayton
- St. Elizabeth Health Center – Youngstown
- Summa Akron City Hospital – Akron
- The Health Collaborative – Cincinnati
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center – Cleveland
- University Hospitals St. John Medical Center – Westlake
- University of Cincinnati Medical Center – Cincinnati
- University of Toledo Medical Center – Toledo
Oklahoma (3)
- Saint Francis Hospital – Tulsa
- St. John Medical Center – Tulsa
- University of Oklahoma (OU) Medical Center – Oklahoma City
Oregon (5)
- Legacy Emanuel Medical Center – Portland
- Oregon Health & Science University – Portland
- PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center – Springfield
- Salem Hospital – Salem
- St. Charles Medical Center – Bend
Pennsylvania (22)
- Allegheny General Hospital – Pittsburgh
- Altoona Hospital – Altoona
- Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center – Johnstown
- Crozer-Chester Medical Center – Upland
- Einstein Medical Center – Philadelphia
- Geisinger Medical Center – Danville
- Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center – Wilkes-Barre
- Hahnemann Medical College at Drexel University – Philadelphia
- Lancaster General Hospital – Lancaster
- Lehigh Valley Hospital/George E. Moerkirk Emergency Medicine Institute – Allentown
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center – Philadelphia
- Penn State Hershey Medical Center – Hershey
- Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine – Philadelphia
- Reading Hospital/Tower Health – West Reading
- Robert Packer Hospital – Sayre
- St. Luke's Hospital – Bethlehem
- Temple University Hospital – Philadelphia
- Thomas Jefferson University Hospital – Philadelphia
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Hamot – Erie
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Mercy Medical Center – Pittsburgh
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Presbyterian – Pittsburgh
- York Hospital – York
Rhode Island (1)
- Rhode Island Hospital – Providence
South Carolina (4)
- Medical University of South Carolina – Charleston
- Prisma Health Richland Hospital – Columbia
- Spartanburg Regional Medical Center – Spartanburg
- Vidant Medical Center Greenville – Greenville
South Dakota (2)
- Avera McKennan Hospital – Sioux Falls
- South Dakota ATLS Taskforce – Sioux Falls
Tennessee (7)
- Bristol Regional Medical Center – Bristol
- Erlanger Health System – Chattanooga
- Holston Valley Medical Center – Kingsport
- Johnson City Medical Center – Johnson City
- University of Tennessee/Elvis Presley Trauma Center – Memphis
- University of Tennessee Medical Center – Knoxville
- Vanderbilt University – Nashville
Texas (24)
- Baylor Scott and White Medical Center – Temple
- Baylor University Medical Center – Dallas
- Ben Taub Hospital – Houston
- CHI St. Joseph Health – Bryan
- CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi-Memorial – Corpus Christi
- College Station Medical Center – College Station
- Dell Seton Medical Center of the University of Texas – Austin
- Doctors Hospital at Renaissance – Edinburg
- Harris County Emergency Corps – Houston
- Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital – Fort Worth
- JPS Health Network – Fort Worth
- Linron Bioskills Training Lab – San Antonio
- Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center – Houston
- St. Joseph Medical Center – Houston
- Texas Children’s Hospital – Houston
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (Amarillo) – Amarillo
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center – Lubbock
- University Medical Center of El Paso – El Paso
- University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio/Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council – San Antonio
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler – Tyler
- University of Texas Medical Branch – Galveston
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center – Dallas
- United Regional Health Care System – Wichita Falls
- Valley Baptist Medical Center – Harlingen
Utah (4)
- Intermountain Medical Center – Murray
- LDS Hospital – Salt Lake City
- University of Utah Hospital – Salt Lake City
- Utah Valley Hospital – Provo
Vermont (1)
- University of Vermont College of Medicine - Burlington
Virginia (5)
- Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital - Roanoke
- Inova Fairfax Hospital – Falls Church
- Tidewater Center for Life Support – Norfolk
- University of Virginia Health System – Charlottesville
- Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center – Richmond
Washington (5)
- Cascade Training Center – Seattle
- Harborview Medical Center – Seattle
- MultiCare Deaconess Medical Center – Spokane
- Providence Regional Medical Center – Everett
- Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children's Hospital - Spokane
West Virginia (6)
- Cabell Huntington Hospital – Huntington
- Charleston Area Medical Center - Charleston
- HealthNet Inc. Aeromedical Services – Charleston
- Ohio Valley Medical Center – Wheeling
- St. Mary's Medical Center – Huntington
- West Virginia University – Morgantown
Wisconsin (4)
- Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center – La Crosse
- Marshfield Clinic – Marshfield
- Medical College of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
- University of Wisconsin Hospital – Madison
Wyoming (5)
- Cheyenne Regional Medical Center/Wyoming Committee on Trauma – Cheyenne
- St. John’s Medical Center – Jackson
- University of Wyoming (Cheyenne) – Cheyenne
- West Park Hospital/Wyoming Committee on Trauma – Cody
- Wyoming Medical Center/Wyoming Committee on Trauma – Casper
CANADA
Alberta (4)
- Chinook Regional Hospital – Lethbridge
- Foothills Medical Centre – Calgary
- University of Alberta Hospital – Edmonton
- University of Calgary – Calgary
British Columbia (8)
- British Columbia Children's Hospital – Vancouver
- Cowichan District Hospital – Duncan
- Prince George Regional Hospital – Prince George
- Royal Columbian Hospital – New Westminster
- University of British Columbia – Vancouver
- University of Victoria – Victoria
- Vancouver General Hospital – Vancouver
- Victoria General Hospital – Victoria
Manitoba (1)
- University of Manitoba – Winnipeg
New Brunswick (1)
- Saint John Regional Hospital – Saint John
Newfoundland and Labrador (1)
- Health Sciences Centre/St. John's ATLS – St. John's
Nova Scotia (3)
- Emergency Health Services (EHS) Nova Scotia Trauma Program – Halifax
- Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre – Halifax
- St. Martha’s Regional Hospital – Antigonish
Ontario (7)
- London Health Sciences Center – London
- McMaster University Medical Centre/Hamilton Health Services (HHS) – Hamilton
- Ottawa Hospital – Ottawa
- Queen’s University/Hotel Dieu Hospital – Kingston
- Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre – Barrie
- St. Michael's Hospital – Toronto
- Sunnybrook Health Science Centre – Toronto
Quebec (5)
- Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal – Montréal
- McGill University – Montréal
- Montréal General Hospital – Montréal
- Université Laval – Québec City
- University of Sherbrooke – Sherbrooke
Saskatchewan (2)
- Regina General Hospital – Regina
- University Hospital Saskatoon – Saskatoon
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