Six years ago, an expert panel made a strong suggestion to the White House: set up a national system to care for patients with traumatic injuries, which lead to about 30,000 deaths every year. “In the ...

Media contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Trauma is the most common cause of death for patients ...

A recent study in the Annals of Surgery found that high quality hospitals deliver lower-cost care to trauma patients, according to a news release by the University of Rochester Medical Center, where ...

Critically injured trauma patients without insurance had a higher risk of being taken off life-saving care sooner than their insured counterparts, according to findings from a retrospective cohort ...

MetroHealth and an Ohio state lawmaker are urging Cleveland Clinic to reconsider its plans to pursue level 1 trauma center status at its main campus. On Jan. 15, Cleveland Clinic announced it is ...

Physical trauma is the leading cause of death in young adults. About 1 in 4 patients with multiple trauma is ...

Two hospitals in the Dayton region have let their status as verified level III trauma centers lapse, first Soin Medical Center in Beavercreek on April 13 and Miami Valley Hospital South in Centerville ...

UAB Hospital has been reverified as a Level I adult trauma center by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Committee on Trauma (COT) and remains the only ACS-Level I adult trauma center in the state ...

WE TAKE YOU INSIDE THE LEVEL ONE TRAUMA UNIT AT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER THAT TREATED VICTIMS OF THE BOURBON STREET TERROR ATTACK WITH SUPER BOWL LESS THAN A MONTH AWAY. WDSU INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER ...

Level 1 trauma centers must have access to pediatric trauma surgeons, specialized pediatric equipment and year-round, 24-hour pediatric intensive care units.