Rescue copters stay busy

Both Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center and Citrus Valley Medical Center's Queen of the Valley campus had trauma centers until the late 1980s, when both pulled out of the county's trauma system. "I do believe my property tax showed money going toward trauma care so where's my...

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Published inKnight Ridder Tribune Business News p. 1
Main Author Dai, Ivy
Format Newsletter
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington Tribune Content Agency LLC 21.02.2005
Subjects
Benson, Lee
Evacuations & rescues
Firefighters
Fires
Health services
Helicopters
Paramedics
Trauma
Trauma care
Trauma centers
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Summary:Both Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center and Citrus Valley Medical Center's Queen of the Valley campus had trauma centers until the late 1980s, when both pulled out of the county's trauma system. "I do believe my property tax showed money going toward trauma care so where's my trauma center?' city of Los Angeles firefighter and Covina resident James Mihalka said. "Sometimes there are three to four air ambulances going in the San Gabriel Valley at the same time. If everyone needs trauma care, and it's so important, then why is it that we don't have one?" The county gained $170 million for the trauma system last year through Measure B, a property improvement tax passed in 2002. County officials said an optimum system would include three more trauma centers in Baldwin Park/West Covina, Pomona and the Antelope Valley.