Over the past year, several hospitals have earned new trauma center designations, expanding access to emergency care in their communities. At the same time, others have chosen to downgrade or close ...

Trauma centers are a vital part of the civilian health system, treating daily emergencies and preparing for large-scale disasters. The author, a trauma surgeon, argues that these centers are a ...

Maine Medical Center is a Level I trauma center, which provides comprehensive care for injured patients from prevention to ...

Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, the flagship facility of Central Maine Healthcare, will not seek reverification as a Level 3 trauma center from the American College of Surgeons, according to ...

One third of severely injured trauma patients in the United States are first treated at hospitals designated as Level III or non-trauma centers, and less than half of those patients get transferred ...

Mission Hospital in Asheville has been named a Level I trauma center, the highest designation in the U.S. This comes despite the hospital recently facing "immediate jeopardy" citations from federal ...

Second Tulsa hospital, Saint Francis, secures coveted Level I Trauma Center status, expanding access to highest standard of trauma care in northeastern Oklahoma. This recognition signals faster, more ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Corewell Health in Grand Rapids unveiled a first-of-its-kind facility in West Michigan, a trauma recovery center for survivors of violent crime -- free of charge for its patients ...

LEWISTON, Maine (WMTW) - Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston says it will no longer seek verification as a trauma center, effective Dec. 1, 2025, according to our media partners WMTW. The ...

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