trauma center

noun

: a hospital unit specializing in the treatment of patients with acute and especially life-threatening traumatic injuries

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The change meant ambulances could no longer transport patients needing immediate emergency care to Vista and was directed to transport them to other hospitals, such as Northwestern-Lake Forest Hospital or Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, Lake County’s main trauma center. —

Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025 The hospital is a Level 2 trauma center, the second-highest level. —

Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Sep. 2024 Waukesha Police and Fire Department personnel provided lifesaving care to the man and transported him to a trauma center. Investigators, led by the City of Waukesha Major Crash Investigative Team, were able to identify a vehicle of interest and eventually make an arrest, police said. —

Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024 Though airlifted by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue to Jackson South’s trauma center, Johvan Taylor died at the hospital. —

David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for trauma center