SHREVEPORT, La. — Level 1 trauma centers treat the most serious of injuries, especially those that need immediate care. “Every minute counts,” said Dr. Navdeep Samra, trauma medical director for ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The region’s only Level 1 trauma center received high marks in a recent review by state health officials. Last month, a team from the Tennessee Department of Health ...

In West Islip, Good Samaritan Hospital, part of Catholic Health, is now a Level I trauma center. The hospital received this designation by the Verification Review Committee, an ad hoc committee of the ...

When Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 18 others were shot outside a Tucson grocery store Saturday, just one local hospital was capable of treating the most seriously injured. Tucson's University Medical ...

Landstuhl, Germany – Landstuhl Regional Medical Center recently became the only medical facility outside the United States verified as a Level II Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons.

Critical injuries that occur on Cape Cod that require immediate care can now be brought to Cape Cod Hospital’s new trauma center in Hyannis, according to hospital officials. The alternative, until now ...

Salem-based LewisGale Medical Center has been designated as a Level 2 trauma center by the Virginia Department of Health, the hospital system announced Wednesday. The designation makes LewisGale the ...

The Columbia Memorial Hospital Emergency Department (ED) has earned Trauma Level 3 certification from the Oregon Trauma Program. A trauma survey was conducted in May, resulting in advancement from ...

To answer those questions, we first need to understand what exactly trauma is, more specifically what a traumatic injury is. University of Florida Health defines a traumatic injury as a physical ...

In our Reality Check stories, CDT journalists dig deeper into questions over facts, consequences and accountability. Read more. Story idea? [email protected]. UPMC Altoona recently announced ...

Because there currently is no standard fee schedule or uniform approach, calculating trauma activation fees is left to the discretion of each individual trauma center. Providing round-the-clock trauma ...