Key Takeaways

Community hospitals often hold severely injured patients who should be transferred

Fewer than half of severely injured patients are transferred from low-level trauma centers to more advanced hospitals

The elderly and people on public insurance were least likely to receive a needed transfer

THURSDAY, Sept. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Community hospitals don't often transfer severely injured patients to higher-level trauma centers that could provide the care they need, a new study says.

Fewer than half of severely injured people are transferred from a low-level trauma center to larger or more advanced hospitals, researchers reported in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons .

The results reveal holes in hospital networks intended to get trauma patients the bes

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