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It’s official! N.C. Children’s Hospital is now an American College of Surgeons-verified Level I pediatric trauma center! Joining the exclusive ranks of just 40 other ACS-verified pediatric trauma centers across the country, we’re one of only five such centers in the entire Southeast — and the one and only in the Triangle.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen a child experiences a traumatic injury, minutes can be the difference between life and death,\u201d said Kimberly Erickson, MD<\/strong>, medical director of UNC\u2019s pediatric trauma program and assistant professor of surgery and pediatrics. \u201cAt UNC, care waits for the injured child 24\/7 rather than the child having to wait for care. The pediatric trauma team can assess, stabilize, and treat life-threatening issues in the shortest time possible to give that child the best chance of survival and recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It’s official! N.C. Children’s Hospital is now an American College of Surgeons-verified Level I pediatric trauma center! 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