Emergency Services Your Level 1 Trauma Center Emergency and Trauma Center at Cox Medical Center SouthCoxHealth treats thousands of trauma patients each year. The Cox South Emergency and Trauma Center – one of the largest Emergency departments in Missouri – has 62 beds and can care for more than 110,000 patients annually. The center's sophisticated technology includes a high-speed CT scan, reducing the time it takes to acquire high-quality images to diagnose certain conditions. Other features include an on-site lab, state-of-the-art disaster management facilities, and an area devoted to patients who need monitoring for 24 hours or less. CoxHealth has been awarded Level I Trauma Center status by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. This is the highest rank available. The Level I difference What does access to a Level I Trauma Center mean to you? It means we have everything in place to cover all the care you or your loved one may need. CoxHealth Trauma Services cares for more than 2,400 patients every year, from Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Kansas. The trauma team provides injury prevention education and outreach education to individuals, groups and hospitals throughout the region.