Trauma center definition

Trauma center or "designated trauma center" means a licensed hospital, accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, which has been designated as a Level I, II, III, or IV trauma center and/or Level I or II pediatric trauma center by the local EMS agency, in accordance with California Trauma Care System Regulations.

Trauma center means a hospital designated by the State of North Carolina and distinguished by

Trauma center means a hospital designated by the State of North Carolina and distinguished by its ability to manage, on a 24-hour basis, the severely injured patient or those at risk for severe injury.

Examples of Trauma center in a sentence

• HOSPITAL shall not represent itself to be the EMS System, a 9-1-1 EMS Receiving Center, a Stroke Center, an Adult Trauma Center, a Pediatric Trauma Center, or a STEMI Receiving Center unless designated by the COUNTY pursuant to this Agreement.

• The fee(s) shall be used to pay the cost to the EMS Agency of administering and evaluating the 9-1-1 EMS Receiving Center system, STEMI Receiving Center system, Stroke Center system, and/or Trauma Center system, as applicable.

• By way of example, if HOSPITAL has executed an Annex for designation as an Adult Trauma Center or Pediatric Trauma Center, HOSPITAL shall meet with all other Trauma Centers designated by the COUNTY in order to establish guidelines concerning the publication and use of data relating to the trauma system and any other Trauma Center.

• Such services currently include those offered by the Child Trauma Center, the Low Vision Clinic, the Women’s Health Center, the Substance Abuse Clinic, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Services, Voice Services, and Audiology.

• Amount of Fee(s) In exchange for designation as a 9-1-1 EMS Receiving Center, STEMI Receiving Center, Stroke Center, Adult Trauma Center, and/or Pediatric Trauma Center, HOSPITAL shall pay COUNTY in accordance with the COUNTY Board of Supervisors’ approved fee schedule, as may be amended by the COUNTY from time to time, together with any fee(s) identified in the attached Annex(es).

More Definitions of Trauma center

Trauma center means any acute care hospital that provides

Trauma center means a primary Adult resource center Level I Trauma Center, Level II Trauma Center, Level III Trauma Center, or pediatric Trauma Center that has been designated by the Institute to provide care to Trauma Patients. Trauma Center includes an out-of-state pediatric facility that has entered into an agreement with the Institute to provide care to Trauma Patients.

Trauma center means a facility accredited by the

Trauma center means a specialized hospital facility distinguished by the immediate availability of specialized surgeons, physician specialists, anesthesiologists, nurses, and resuscitation and life support equipment on a 24-hour basis to care for severely injured patients or those at risk for severe injury. In Virginia, trauma centers are designated by the Virginia Department of Health as Level I, II or III.

Trauma center means a hospital that is verified by the ACS as meeting its requirements to be a trauma center, or is designated a trauma center under a state designation system that is substantially equivalent to the ACS verification process, or is in the ACS verification process.

Trauma center means a facility accredited by the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation under the act of July 3, 1985 (P.L. 164, No. 45), known as the “Emergency Medical Services Act.”

Trauma center means a hospital that has been verified by the department to be in substantial compliance with the requirements in s. 395.4025 and has been approved by the department to operate as a Level I trauma center, Level II trauma center, or pediatric trauma center.