For-Profit Status and Geographic Distribution of Trauma Centers in the US

Thomas J Handley; Augustine Kang; Jude Alawa; Katherine Arnow; David A Spain; Jeff Choi

doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2023.2751

For-Profit Status and Geographic Distribution of Trauma Centers in the US

JAMA Surg. 2023 Sep 1;158(9):979-981. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.2751.

Authors

Thomas J Handley^{1

2}, Augustine Kang³, Jude Alawa³, Katherine Arnow², David A Spain^{2

3}, Jeff Choi³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Health Policy, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California.
² Stanford-Surgery Policy Improvement Research & Education Center (S-SPIRE), Palo Alto, California.
³ Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California.

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This cohort study assesses geographic distribution of for-profit and not-for-profit trauma centers in the US designated by their states between 2014 and 2018.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Hospitals, Proprietary*
Humans
Trauma Centers*
United States