Infographic: A matter of life and death
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Some corners of Los Angeles County don’t have trauma centers nearby, so patients have to travel farther to get the care they need. Read the story
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Trauma center service boundaries
Underserved
Lancaster
1
LOS ANGELES
co.
2
3
4
8
7
6
5
Malibu
Pomona
9
10
Los Angeles
11
12
Pacific Ocean
13
14
10 MILES
Long Beach
Trauma Centers in Los Angeles County
Antelope Valley
Hospital
Huntington Memorial
Hospital
1
8
2
9
Henry Mayo Newhall
Memorial Hospital
County-USC
Medical Center*
3
10
Providence Holy Cross
Medical Center
California Hospital
Medical Center
4
11
Northridge Hospital
Medical Center
St. Francis
Medical Center
5
12
Ronald Reagan UCLA
Medical Center
Harbor-UCLA
Medical Center*
6
13
Cedars-Sinai Medical
Center
Long Beach Mem’l
Medical Center
7
14
Children’s Hospital
Los Angeles
St. Mary Medical
Center
*Harbor-UCLA and County-USC are
county-operated trauma centers.
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Trauma center service boundaries
Underserved
KERN co.
Lancaster
1
2
LOS ANGELES
co.
VENTURA
co.
3
4
8
7
6
5
Malibu
Pomona
9
10
Los Angeles
11
12
Pacific Ocean
13
ORANGE
co.
14
10 MILES
Long Beach
Trauma Centers in Los Angeles County
Antelope Valley
Hospital
Huntington Memorial
Hospital
1
8
2
9
Henry Mayo Newhall
Memorial Hospital
County-USC
Medical Center*
3
10
Providence Holy Cross
Medical Center
California Hospital
Medical Center
4
11
Northridge Hospital
Medical Center
St. Francis
Medical Center
5
12
Ronald Reagan UCLA
Medical Center
Harbor-UCLA
Medical Center*
6
13
Cedars-Sinai Medical
Center
Long Beach Memorial
Medical Center
7
14
Children’s Hospital
Los Angeles
St. Mary Medical
Center
*Harbor-UCLA and County-USC are county-operated trauma centers.
![](https://latimes-graphics-media.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/img/trauma-centers/trauma-centers-600.jpg)
Trauma center service boundaries
Underserved
KERN co.
Lancaster
1
LOS ANGELES
co.
2
VENTURA
co.
3
4
8
7
6
5
Malibu
9
10
Pomona
Los Angeles
11
12
Pacific Ocean
13
ORANGE
co.
14
10 MILES
Long Beach
Trauma Centers in Los Angeles County
Antelope Valley
Hospital
Huntington Memorial
Hospital
1
8
2
9
Henry Mayo Newhall
Memorial Hospital
County-USC
Medical Center*
3
10
Providence Holy Cross
Medical Center
California Hospital
Medical Center
4
11
Northridge Hospital
Medical Center
St. Francis
Medical Center
5
12
Ronald Reagan UCLA
Medical Center
Harbor-UCLA
Medical Center*
6
13
Cedars-Sinai Medical
Center
Long Beach Memorial
Medical Center
7
14
Children’s Hospital of
Los Angeles
St. Mary Medical
Center
*Harbor-UCLA and County-USC are county-operated trauma centers.
![](https://latimes-graphics-media.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/img/trauma-centers/trauma-centers-720.jpg)
Trauma center service boundaries
Underserved areas
Kern co.
Lancaster
1
VENTURA
co.
LOS ANGELES
co.
2
3
4
8
East
San Gabriel
Valley
7
6
5
Malibu
9
10
Pomona
Los Angeles
11
12
Pacific Ocean
13
ORANGE
co.
14
10 MILES
Long Beach
Trauma Centers in Los Angeles County
Antelope Valley
Hospital
Huntington Memorial
Hospital
1
8
2
9
Henry Mayo Newhall
Memorial Hospital
County-USC
Medical Center*
3
10
Providence Holy Cross
Medical Center
California Hospital
Medical Center
4
11
Northridge Hospital
Medical Center
St. Francis
Medical Center
5
12
Ronald Reagan UCLA
Medical Center
Harbor-UCLA
Medical Center*
6
13
Cedars-Sinai Medical
Center
Long Beach Memorial
Medical Center
7
14
Children’s Hospital
Los Angeles
St. Mary Medical
Center
*Harbor-UCLA and County-USC are county-operated trauma centers.
![](https://latimes-graphics-media.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/img/trauma-centers/trauma-centers-900.jpg)
Trauma center service boundaries
Underserved areas
Kern co.
Lancaster
1
2
VENTURA
co.
LOS ANGELES
co.
3
4
8
7
East
San Gabriel
Valley
6
5
Malibu
9
Pomona
10
11
12
Pacific Ocean
13
ORANGE
co.
14
10 MILES
Long Beach
Trauma Centers in Los Angeles County
11
St. Francis
Medical Center
6
Antelope Valley
Hospital
Cedars-Sinai Medical
Center
1
12
2
Harbor-UCLA
Medical Center*
Henry Mayo Newhall
Memorial Hospital
7
Children’s Hospital
Los Angeles
3
Providence Holy Cross
Medical Center
13
Huntington Memorial
Hospital
Long Beach Mem’l
Medical Center
8
9
County-USC
Medical Center*
4
Northridge Hospital
Medical Center
14
St. Mary Medical
Center
10
California Hospital
Medical Center
5
Ronald Reagan UCLA
Medical Center
*Harbor-UCLA and County-USC are county-operated trauma centers.
Sources: California State Auditor, Los Angeles County Emergency Medical Services Agency