MetroHealth to close pediatric trauma center

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Saying its Level II pediatric trauma center is no longer needed, MetroHealth System on Wednesday announced plans to close it in 2027. As reasons for the closure, MetroHealth pointed ...
Medical Xpress

Less than half of critical patients transfer to level I trauma centers

One third of severely injured trauma patients in the United States are first treated at hospitals designated as Level III or non-trauma centers, and less than half of those patients get transferred ...
Becker's Hospital Review

MetroHealth won’t reverify its pediatric trauma center

Cleveland-based MetroHealth System will not seek reverification for its level 2 pediatric trauma center designation at its main campus. “When pediatric trauma cases are declining and pediatric ...