Tampa Polytrauma Center

The Tampa Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center is one of 5 facilities in the country designed to provide intensive rehabilitative care to Veterans and Servicemembers who experienced severe injuries (including brain injuries) to more than one organ system. For more information about Polytrauma, visit the national Polytrauma System of Care page.

 Polytrauma is defined as two or more injuries sustained in the same incident that affect multiple body parts or organ systems and result in physical, cognitive, psychological, or psychosocial impairments and functional disabilities. TBI frequently occurs as part of the polytrauma spectrum in combination with other disabling conditions, such as amputations, burns, pain, fractures, auditory and visual impairments, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and other mental health conditions. When present, injury to the brain is often the impairment that dictates the course of rehabilitation due to the nature of the cognitive, emotional, and behavioral deficits related to TBI. 

 Our team member, Brittany Montgomerys' husband, Kyle, was a patient at the Polytrauma Center for 10 months after being crushed by a wall in Afghanistan. He shared with us how isolating and lonely it can be to suffer extensive injuries and be placed in the Polytrauma Center, away from your family, your home town, your unit while you deal with the fact that your life has irrevocably changed. You are in pain and working hard to recover, and often you are alone. Often families arent able to travel to be bedside everyday due to work, school etc. So Back Office Drafting adopted all 18 beds and sent comfort items, snacks and hopefully some joy to ease the journey to recovery.