Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport, Massachusetts, has given up its Level III trauma center designation, according to a report in The Daily News of Newburyport.
Hospital president Mark Goldstein said maintaining the Level III designation cost the facility $250,000 annually, according to the report. In contrast, he said the hospital’s ED receives only about 15 patients per year who require Level III trauma services.
For the entire report, read “Anna Jaques gives up its decades-long trauma certification”.
Recent research underscores the high cost of maintaining a Level III trauma center designation. According to a study of trauma centers in Georgia, the average readiness cost for a Level III program is $1,715,025 per year.