title: New Orleans Charity Hospital--your trauma center at work.
abstract: The Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans-Charity Hospital stands with pride as one of only two level I trauma centers in the state and one of the largest trauma centers in the United States, seeing over 4,000 trauma patients per year. Despite perennial funding issues, Charity Hospital's Emergency Department treated almost 200,000 patients in 2003. This brief report gives an overview of the emergency- and trauma-related services provided by Charity Hospital and underscores its value as a critical asset to healthcare in the Louisiana.
authors.affiliation: Medical Corps, United States Navy, New Orleans, USA.
authors.forename: Zsolt T
authors.initials: ZT
authors.lastname: Stockinger
authors.forename: Vicki L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Holloway
authors.forename: Norman E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: McSwain
authors.forename: Dwayne
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Cathi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fontenot
authors.forename: John P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Hunt
authors.forename: Eileen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mederos
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Hewitt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002608:Charities; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006786:Hospitals, Urban / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary; D006801:Humans; D008145:Louisiana; D008297:Male; D014193:Trauma Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017664:Uncompensated Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*