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Medical Center Hospital has once again earned verification as a Level II Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons.

After a traumatic event, such as a fall resulting in head injury, broken bones or another serious outcome, going to the right ...

The Columbia Memorial Hospital Emergency Department (ED) has earned Trauma Level 3 certification from the Oregon Trauma Program. A trauma survey was conducted in May, resulting in advancement from ...

AITKIN - The Minnesota Department of Health recently recertified Riverwood Healthcare Center as a Level III Trauma hospital. After participating in an intense training process to become part of ...

Ascension St. John now has a Level I Trauma Center, which means people with the worst injuries can stay in Green Country ...

To answer those questions, we first need to understand what exactly trauma is, more specifically what a traumatic injury is. University of Florida Health defines a traumatic injury as a physical ...

When I helped design Arkansas' trauma system 15 years ago, I never imagined I'd one day be a patient whose life depended on it.

When Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 18 others were shot outside a Tucson grocery store Saturday, just one local hospital was capable of treating the most seriously injured. Tucson's University Medical ...

The hospital, which is one of five Level I trauma centers in Virginia, marked the milestone Sept. 14. Here are six things to know about Sentara Norfolk General Hospital’s trauma center. 1. It is ...

Because there currently is no standard fee schedule or uniform approach, calculating trauma activation fees is left to the discretion of each individual trauma center. Providing round-the-clock trauma ...