Author: Trauma News

A group of religious leaders in Chicago recently held a march calling for the establishment of a Level I trauma center at the University of Chicago Medical Center, according to a Hyde Park Herald report. Medical center president Sharon O’Keefe was quoted as saying that UCMC has analyzed the feasibility of creating a Level I…

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Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Ind., was recognized by the state Trauma and Injury Prevention Division as an “In the Process” Level III trauma center in June 2014. The hospital is the only medical facility south of Indianapolis to receive this state designation. Good Samaritan has two years to achieve ACS Level III verification. David…

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Trauma admissions in a large Canadian healthcare region increased with rising gross domestic product, according to a recent paper in the American Journal of Surgery. The increase amounted to approximately 1 extra trauma admission per 100,000 population for every $3,000 increase in GDP. Trauma death rates, however, did not increase with economic activity. Read Abstract

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Level One Trauma, a behind-the-scenes look at the University of Arizona Medical Center’s Level I trauma center, will broadcast May 25 on KAET Phoenix. The Arizona Public Media documentary goes inside a Level I trauma unit, features patient stories and examines the cost of maintaining a comprehensive trauma system. Watch Video

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