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.
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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
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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
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“Trauma center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trauma%20center. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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