The American College of Surgeons (ACS) Committee on Trauma has just released Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient: Level IV Trauma Center Standards (2026). According to the ACS, the goals of the new standards are to help Level IV trauma centers assess their capabilities, identify gaps…
More than half of severely injured patients in the U.S. who are first treated at a Level III trauma center or a hospital without a trauma designation are never transferred to a Level I or Level II trauma center, according to a recent study published in the Journal…