Police initally found only 1 victim- and he was taken to Truman Medical Center-West (TMC/West) because the University of Kansas (KU) Medical Center was "closed to trauma" patients.
Over the next several hours- the other 3 victims showed up at hospitals on their own- 2 went to TMC/West and the other showed up at "closed" KU Med Center.
Maybe the 3 shooting victims that ended up at TMC were KC-MO residents- that I do not know.
Nor do I know if the victims were able to pay for their treatment or filed as indigents.
What I DO know working news in this town for more than 15 years is that this is not an isolated case.
Johnson County and Wyandotte counties have only 1 certified trauma center each- Overland Park Regional for JoCo and KU Med Center for WyCo.
If one or both of those trauma centers are closed- chances are patients will end up at a KC-MO trauma center- Research- St. Luke's Plaza or TMC/West.
If a Kansas resident ends up at TMC and can't pay? We're stuck.
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