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COUNTY MOVING AHEAD ON DEVELOPING A TRAUMA PLAN ± AND POSSIBLY A TRAUMA CENTER
B\ The RecoUd
December 12, 2011
STOCKTON — San Joaquin General Hospital has taken a step toward becoming a designated trauma center, a
move officials said could shore up the county hospital¶s finances while giving local residents a better chance of
surviving serious injuries.
The county Board of Supervisors last week gave the hospital the go-ahead to invest $2 million toward hiring staff
and buying equipment in an effort to become the county¶s sole, designated trauma center by June 2013. From
there, the idea is the county could further upgrade to handle even more types of traumatic injuries.
“It¶s a great opportunity for county residents to receive the best care ... and it¶s a great opportunity for San Joaquin
General Hospital to demonstrate its leadership in this area,” hospital CEO David Culberson said. Studies show
counties with both an organized trauma system and a designated trauma center give patients a greater likelihood
of survival after being injured, he said.
Right now, San Joaquin County has neither.
Read Tuesday¶s Record for more on this story by staff writer Zack Johnson.
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