RD33 - Annual Report on the Virginia Trauma Fund


Executive Summary:
In Virginia, 14 hospitals voluntarily undergo trauma center designation and commit to provide a higher level of care necessary to the seriously injured. Despite the value trauma centers provide to the community, trauma centers face a variety of challenges that have led to a loss of trauma center designation or downgrades in coverage across the nation as well as in Virginia. These challenges are deterring additional hospitals from seeking trauma center designation.