Harborview, trauma centers facing crisis

Courtesy Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Health and Fitness  Thu, 03/26/2009 - 21:20

Trauma centers around the country, including Seattle's Harborview Medical Center, are suffering themselves. In the past eight years, 20 hospitals have closed their trauma centers due to costs.


 

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