This post explores why trauma centers face closures or downgrades, highlights recent examples, and examines the effects on healthcare systems and the populations they serve.

Trauma centers succeed financially when they are part of a larger economic ecosystem, one that combines favorable payer mix, high patient volume, referral dominance, downstream specialty revenue, and health-system scale.

Key strategic considerations for hospitals considering a new trauma program.

Trauma centers are expensive and difficult to maintain. There are several factors that make them unfeasible or unsustainable.

There are several key issues that must considered when evaluating feasibility of a new trauma center.