trauma center
noun
: a hospital unit specializing in the treatment of patients with acute and especially life-threatening traumatic injuries
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Context: Emergency departments with the level 1 designation can treat almost all medical emergencies, and having a level 1 trauma center in NWA is a recommendation in the Northwest Arkansas Council's latest health care report.
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Alex Golden, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
Of the six bystanders who were wounded, two were critically injured and four were in stable condition, and all were transported to trauma centers at Jackson and HCA Kendall, Zabaleta said.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
From the very first moment a patient is admitted, the action never leaves that trauma center.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 May 2025
Also, in April, Mercy Medical Center in Aurora lost its designation as a Level II trauma center.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
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Alex Golden, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
Of the six bystanders who were wounded, two were critically injured and four were in stable condition, and all were transported to trauma centers at Jackson and HCA Kendall, Zabaleta said.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
From the very first moment a patient is admitted, the action never leaves that trauma center.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 May 2025
Also, in April, Mercy Medical Center in Aurora lost its designation as a Level II trauma center.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for trauma center
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“Trauma center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trauma%20center. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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