trauma center

noun

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

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Two women were taken to a trauma center in Long Beach in critical condition, a spokesperson for the L.A. County Fire Department said. Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025 As we’re frequently reminded, Maguire Medical is the best level one trauma center in the state, staffed by young physicians we’re repeatedly told have the potential to be great. Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025 Meanwhile, county leaders urged the California Department of Public Health to step in, arguing that the closures would worsen patient outcomes and overload Valley Medical Center — one of two Level I trauma centers in the county, which provide the highest level of care. Grace Hase, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025 Two patients were taken by air ambulance to two different trauma centers – Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center and St. Michael’s Hospital – in Toronto, according to a spokesperson for the paramedic service that was on scene. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for trauma center

Word History

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 23 May. 2025.

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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