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HCA competitors appeal to block new trauma centers
Hospital operator HCA is encountering resistance from four Florida competing hospitals about its plan to open up new trauma centers. Tampa General Hospital, Bayfront Medical Center, and Shands
HCA medical center plans trauma center against judge's ruling
Despite an administrative judge ruling otherwise, Orange Park Medical Center in Florida is proceeding with its plan to open a trauma center, reports The Florida Times-Union. Last week, the judge
Study: Millions of children far away from trauma centers
As most FierceHealthcare readers know, every minute counts in trauma care--so it's disconcerting to learn that more than 17 million U.S. children live more than an hour away by ground or air
Trend: Moving stroke victims to best, not closest hospital
Increasingly, paramedics are bypassing closer hospitals and taking potential stroke victims to the closest hospital with specialized expertise in stroke management. This approach is also becoming
Georgia trauma care centers in crisis
In some parts of Georgia, it could take an injured person as long as 90 minutes to reach a trauma center. Even when patients arrive, they may not get adequate care because many of the trauma centers
Uninsured violence victims costly for Philadelphia hospitals
Nearly 1,000 gunshot victims were treated in Philadelphia's hospitals in 2006. A large percentage of these patients were uninsured. Roughly a third relied on public health services such as Medicaid
