Locally- there are not that many 'Level-1 or 2' trauma centers available. Some of the most populous counties in the Metro- Johnson County KS at more than a half-million residents for instance - has but one trauma center- Overland Park-Regional Med Center.
In fact- there are only 2 trauma center-designated hospitals on the Kansas side- the other being K.U. Med Center.
Independence-Regional Medical Center recently closed their northwest Independence, MO. hospital in the older part of the city and opened a new campus- "Centerpoint"- located in the more-affluent far southeastern part of that suburb.
Except for Centerpoint- none of the at least half-dozen hospitals built around the Kansas City area in the past 10 years have a trauma center.
If you get badly hurt on a weekend night- there not be many trauma centers in the entire Metro K.C. area that are even open.
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