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 man drove himself to a nearby medical center and was taken to a local trauma center for treatment, officials said.
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Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 10 June 2026
The alert, warning of a possible imminent safety threat to patients, staff and visitors, heightened an already tense and perilously chaotic scene inside Central Florida’s busiest trauma center, where victims had arrived by fire/rescue squads, police cruisers and pickup trucks.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 June 2026
The injured man was in stable condition Monday afternoon and was expected to survive after being rushed by ambulance to a trauma center.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
The Level 2 trauma center would hold up to 125 beds and is slated to be built at MET Atlanta just south of I-20.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 29 May 2026
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Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 10 June 2026
The alert, warning of a possible imminent safety threat to patients, staff and visitors, heightened an already tense and perilously chaotic scene inside Central Florida’s busiest trauma center, where victims had arrived by fire/rescue squads, police cruisers and pickup trucks.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 June 2026
The injured man was in stable condition Monday afternoon and was expected to survive after being rushed by ambulance to a trauma center.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
The Level 2 trauma center would hold up to 125 beds and is slated to be built at MET Atlanta just south of I-20.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 29 May 2026
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“Trauma center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trauma%20center. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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