eligible trauma center
Defined in 1 dictionary — U.S. Code
United States Code
42 U.S.C. § 300d-91 — for purposes of this part
The term "eligible trauma center" means a Level I, II, or III trauma center that satisfies each of the following:
(A) Such trauma center has an agreement with the Secretary of Defense to enable military trauma care providers to provide trauma care and related acute care at such trauma center.
(B) Such trauma center utilizes a risk-adjusted benchmarking system and metrics to measure performance, quality, and patient outcomes.
(C) Such trauma center demonstrates a need for integrated military trauma care providers to maintain or improve the trauma clinical capability of such trauma center.