trauma center
noun
: a hospital unit specializing in the treatment of patients with acute and especially life-threatening traumatic injuries
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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.
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Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
The two workers were treated on scene and flown via helicopter to a Level 1 trauma center at Thomson Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Walker said.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Authorities said the victim was flown to a trauma center.
—Bay City News, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
The injured parent was placed in a rescue litter and loaded onto a medical grade helicopter, which flew them to a local trauma center, rescuers said.
—Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
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Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
The two workers were treated on scene and flown via helicopter to a Level 1 trauma center at Thomson Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Walker said.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Authorities said the victim was flown to a trauma center.
—Bay City News, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
The injured parent was placed in a rescue litter and loaded onto a medical grade helicopter, which flew them to a local trauma center, rescuers said.
—Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Trauma center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trauma%20center. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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