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Trauma Facts
Since the Florida Legislature
created the state's first trauma legislation in 1982, no consistent
and sustained funding source for the trauma centers has been
established on the state level.
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In 1982, when Florida's
first trauma legislation was passed, there were 50 trauma centers
state-wide. Today, there are 21 state designated trauma centers
operating in Florida.
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The Florida trauma centers
that have surrendered their trauma designation have done so due to
the overwhelming financial commitments required to make a trauma
center a clinically viable operation.
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In 2004, more than 31,000
Florida residents and visitors were treated in a trauma center in
Florida.
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