Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — The MercyOne hospital in Sioux City has had its level of trauma care downgraded and is pausing its ...

Patients who are taken to a level 2 trauma center after suffering serious injury are significantly more likely to die than comparable patients treated at a major level 1 trauma center, according to ...

Level 1 trauma centers must have access to pediatric trauma surgeons, specialized pediatric equipment and year-round, 24-hour pediatric intensive care units.

Over the past year, several hospitals have earned new trauma center designations, expanding access to emergency care in their communities. At the same time, others have chosen to downgrade or close ...

The Solano County Board of Supervisors is set to consider a proposal that would formally designate NorthBay Medical Center in Fairfield as the county’s second Level II trauma center on Tuesday, a move ...

Renown Regional Medical Center’s service area is more than 100,000 square miles, stretching from Elko to Bishop to Lake Tahoe. Approximately 250,000 children live within the hospital’s service area, ...