I had a bad accident in my home, in March 2002, and was taken to the Brandywine Hospital Trauma Center. It closed soon after. I already felt like the trip (approximately 40 minutes from my home) was... (Read More)
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I don't have just one story - I have many stories. I was an ICU nurse in Washington, DC, at Washington Hospital Center, the home of MEDSTAR, a level 1 trauma center, for 3 years. During that time, I... (Read More)
I was struck by a Chevy blazer trying to cross the street when I was nine years old. I was flown to Philadelphia. Doctors told me that I was 40 minutes into my golden hour before receiving life savi... (Read More)
12 years ago we found out how important a local trauma center is to everyone in the community when we were involved in a serious automobile accident. Our 13 year old daughter was taken to Brandywine ... (Read More)
Several years ago, our daughter was involved in a car accident very close to Thorndale and required emergency treatment in a trauma center. Time was of the essence as medics believed she had internal ... (Read More)
In 1995, my oldest brother was struck by a car on a snowy interstate highway outside of St. Louis. He was on his way to the airport, trying to get home for Christmas, when the van he was riding in ski... (Read More)
I have a good reason to be enthusiastic about talking about re-establishing a trauma center in Chester County. If it weren't for the Chester County trauma center, I might have lost my son Tim in 1993 ... (Read More)