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  Number of Trauma Centers per Million Population by State  
       
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Year of First Designation / Certification
All Levels
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No. of Centers Per Million Population

Level I and II Only
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No. of Centers Per Million Population
 
Formal Trauma System*		  
  Alaska 1996 1 1.60 1 1.60  
  Arkansas§ 2002 1 0.37 0 0  
  California 1980 54 1.59 41 1.21  
  Colorado 1998 62 14.41 11 2.56  
  Connecticut 1995 16 4.70 13 3.82  
  Delaware 1998 7 8.93 1 1.28  
  District of Columbia 1976 3 5.24 3 5.24  
  Florida 1985 17 1.06 17 1.06  
  Georgia 1981 13 1.59 9 1.10  
  Hawaii 1995 1 0.83 1 0.83  
  Illinois 1988 61 4.91 61 4.91  
  Iowa 2001 116 39.64 12 4.10  
  Louisiana 1991 2 0.45 2 0.45  
  Maine 1998 3 2.35 3 2.35  
  Maryland 1978 9 1.70 7 1.32  
  Massachusetts§ 2002 7 1.10 5 0.79  
  Mississippi 2000 64 22.50 6 2.11  
  Missouri 1987 29 5.18 19 3.40  
  Nevada 1988 3 1.50 2 1.00  
  New Hampshire 1997 12 9.71 5 4.05  
  New Jersey 1981 10 1.19 10 1.19  
  New Mexico 1986 3 1.65 1 0.55  
  New York 1990 45 2.37 45 2.37  
  North Carolina 1982 11 1.37 9 1.12  
  North Dakota 1993 27 42.04 5 7.79  
  Oklahoma 2001 102 29.56 3 0.87  
  Oregon 1987 45 13.15 7 2.05  
  Pennsylvania 1986 25 2.04 25 2.04  
  South Carolina 1980 23 5.73 6 1.50  
  Tennessee 1988 13 2.28 9 1.58  
  Texas 1993 183 8.78 21 1.01  
  Utah 1985 4 1.79 4 1.79  
  Virginia 1981 12 1.70 7 0.99  
  Washington 1993 79 13.40 11 1.87  
  West Virginia 1985 14 7.74 4 2.21  
  Wyoming§ 2001 7 14.18 2 4.05  
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No Formal Trauma System

  
  Alabama   2 0.45 2 0.45  
  Arizona   1 0.19 1 0.19  
  Idaho   1 0.77 1 0.77  
  Indiana   3 0.49 3 0.49  
  Kansas   3 1.12 3 1.12  
  Kentucky   4 0.99 2 0.49  
  Michigan   12 1.21 12 1.21  
  Minnesota   6 1.22 6 1.22  
  Montana   3 3.33 3 3.33  
  Nebraska   3 1.75 3 1.75  
  Ohio   23 2.03 20 1.76  
  Rhode Island   1 0.95 1 0.95  
  South Dakota   2 2.65 2 2.65  
  Vermont   1 1.64 1 1.64  
  Wisconsin   5 0.93 5 0.93  
 
  * Defined as states with legislative authority to designate/verify and in which designation/verification has taken place.
§ Indicates that as of April 2002, state is in process of designating trauma centers.

  
  Source: MacKenzie EJ et. al. National Inventory of Hospital Trauma Centers. JAMA 2003 Mar 26; 289(12):1518. ©2003 American Medical Association

Note: A trauma center is a hospital that is designated by a state or local authority or is verified by the American College of Surgeons. Hospitals that are solely pediatric trauma centers are not included in this report. 		 
 


 
 
     
 
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