Penn State Intercom......October 10, 2002

Hershey has trauma
accreditation renewed

The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, along with Penn State Children's Hospital, had its accreditation renewed by the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation making it one of only four facilities in the commonwealth approved for both pediatric and adult trauma cases.

The medical center and Children's Hospital are designated a Regional Resource Trauma Center with Additional Qualifications in Pediatric Trauma. No other medical facility in south-central Pennsylvania and only three others statewide have this designation.

Robert Cherry, who joined the medical center in July as medical director of the newly named Penn State Shock Trauma Center, said Shock Trauma admits more than 1,700 adult and pediatric trauma patients per year who suffer injuries from motor vehicle accidents, falls and other types of traumatic injury.

Trauma Centers in Pennsylvania participate in a statewide system of trauma care. The Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation oversees the accreditation of these centers.

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