40 Regional Trauma Intensive Care Unit. During the critical phase of an illness or injury, trauma and surgical patients are treated in the Trauma Intensive Care Unit, named for John R. Border, MD. This 18-bed, state-of-the-art critical care unit is dedicated to specialized care. In 1972, Dr. Border founded the Trauma Center, eventually working out of just one room with two other trauma surgeons, Dr. Roger Seibel and Dr. John LaDuca. Designed by trauma nurses and physicians, today’s TICU is configured to accommodate the advanced technology necessary to care for the sickest and most severely injured patients. The heart of the TICU is its nurses, an elite group of professionals with a remarkable number of years as a team and esprit de corps to spare. In 2001, ECMC was named as one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals for Intensive Care in an independent study released by the Solucient Leadership Institute. In 2006, ECMC ranked first among 50 New York trauma hospitals for trauma survival rates. Ongoing research in trauma and other clinical areas has brought national recognition to the medical center, which in turn attracted more talented and dedicated physicians and nurses to Grider Street. “The survival and recovery of ECMC’s most critically injured patients reflect the efforts of many individuals and the expertise of multiple disciplines,” says William Flynn, MD, Chief of Service of the Department of Surgery. “These include general surgery, vascular surgery, orthopaedics, neurosurgery, infectious disease, Erie County Medical Center 1978-Present Nurse attending patient. Photo coutesy Ron Moscati. Dr. John R. Border Dr. Roger W. Seibel Dr. John LaDuca Dr. William J. Flynn Jr. Photo coutesy Wagoner Photography.