R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center
R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center (also referred to simply as Shock Trauma) is a free-standing trauma hospital in Baltimore, Maryland and is part of the University of Maryland Medical Center. It was the first facility in the world to treat shock. Shock Trauma was founded by R Adams Cowley, considered the father and major innovator of trauma medicine.
| R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center | |
|---|---|
| University of Maryland Medical System | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Private, Medicare, Medicaid |
| Type | Specialist |
| Affiliated university | University of Maryland School of Medicine |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Level I trauma center Primary Adult Resource Center (PARC) |
| Beds | 100+ |
| Speciality | Trauma |
| History | |
| Opened | 1960 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.umm.edu/shocktrauma |
| Lists | Hospitals in U.S. |
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