Galveston County Daily News, Nov. 8, 2008 Because of damage to UTMB from Hurricane Ike, medical helicopters are visiting the island more frequently. The article mentions the selection of UTMB's Level 1 trauma center as the best in the country in terms of patient survival rate. The National Trauma Data Bank released its rankings last week. The article quotes Dr. Brian Zachariah, UTMB's emergency room director.