trauma center
noun
: a hospital unit specializing in the treatment of patients with acute and especially life-threatening traumatic injuries
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Children's Northwest Arkansas Children's Northwest, the first and only pediatric hospital in the northwest Arkansas region, is a Level IV pediatric trauma center.
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Arkansas Online, 29 July 2025
Paramedics and park staff airlifted the victim to a trauma center in Seattle, where the child is undergoing treatment, the park service said.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 22 July 2025
Trump succumbed to his injuries en route to a Pittsburgh trauma center.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
Lawmakers originally funded trauma centers with cigarette tax revenue, but cigarette use has significantly declined over 20 years.
—Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Arkansas Online, 29 July 2025
Paramedics and park staff airlifted the victim to a trauma center in Seattle, where the child is undergoing treatment, the park service said.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 22 July 2025
Trump succumbed to his injuries en route to a Pittsburgh trauma center.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
Lawmakers originally funded trauma centers with cigarette tax revenue, but cigarette use has significantly declined over 20 years.
—Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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“Trauma center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trauma%20center. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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