trauma center
noun
: a hospital unit specializing in the treatment of patients with acute and especially life-threatening traumatic injuries
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Of the eight people injured, two were taken to trauma centers with critical injuries.
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Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2025
Among the instances cited were the shuttering of San José Medical Center, the removal of the neonatal intensive care unit and acute care psychiatric services at Good Samaritan, the shutting down of the maternity ward and the downgrading of the trauma center at Regional Medical Center.
—Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
Palomar is a significant provider of medical care for inland North County, serving as the region’s trauma center.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
Two adults and one child were classified as being more seriously injured and were transported to trauma centers and a children’s hospital by air ambulance.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
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Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2025
Among the instances cited were the shuttering of San José Medical Center, the removal of the neonatal intensive care unit and acute care psychiatric services at Good Samaritan, the shutting down of the maternity ward and the downgrading of the trauma center at Regional Medical Center.
—Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
Palomar is a significant provider of medical care for inland North County, serving as the region’s trauma center.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
Two adults and one child were classified as being more seriously injured and were transported to trauma centers and a children’s hospital by air ambulance.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Trauma center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trauma%20center. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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