trauma center
noun
: a hospital unit specializing in the treatment of patients with acute and especially life-threatening traumatic injuries
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Firefighters transported the man to a local trauma center.
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Tim Fang, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Its Escondido hospital includes a busy trauma center that is a key part of the region’s overall trauma system, as is its emergency department, which draws patients from throughout the region.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
Both were taken to a trauma center, where they were later pronounced dead.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 Dec. 2025
The couple was taken to a local trauma center, where they were pronounced dead.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 3 Dec. 2025
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Tim Fang, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Its Escondido hospital includes a busy trauma center that is a key part of the region’s overall trauma system, as is its emergency department, which draws patients from throughout the region.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
Both were taken to a trauma center, where they were later pronounced dead.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 Dec. 2025
The couple was taken to a local trauma center, where they were pronounced dead.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 3 Dec. 2025
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“Trauma center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trauma%20center. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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