trauma center

noun

: a hospital unit specializing in the treatment of patients with acute and especially life-threatening traumatic injuries

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But trauma centers like Ornelas Knight’s are facing tough times. Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 5 May 2026 When voters approved Measure B in 2002 to fund the county’s trauma center network, an audit years later found the county couldn’t account for whether the money actually had been spent on emergency medical services. Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026 The two workers were treated on scene and flown via helicopter to a Level 1 trauma center at Thomson Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Walker said. Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026 Authorities said the victim was flown to a trauma center. Bay City News, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for trauma center

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First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of trauma center was in 1973

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“Trauma center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trauma%20center. Accessed 15 May. 2026.

Medical Definition

trauma center

noun
: a hospital unit specializing in the treatment of patients with acute and especially life-threatening traumatic injuries
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