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trauma center

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noun

  1. a hospital or medical center equipped to treat victims of trauma.


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When voters approved Measure B in 2002 to fund the county’s trauma center network, an audit years later found the county couldn’t account for whether the money actually had been spent on emergency medical services.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

The Riverside Fire Department responded to the scene and took multiple people to the hospital, including one minor to a trauma center, according to KCBS.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 30, 2026

Never does “The Pitt” allow us to forget that the American dream is the invisible triage victim in this trauma center and the hundreds like it.

From Salon Jan. 8, 2026

The trauma center is overburdened and under-resourced, forcing Robby and his fellow attending physicians to encourage their residents and interns to think creatively without losing empathy for their patients.

From Salon Jan. 8, 2026

Once inside the trauma center at Clarion County Hospital, Nikki was put on a respirator and wrapped in blankets.

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg

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