The university already operates a trauma center for children, where the most serious injuries like gunshot wounds and injuries from car crashes are treated. The university said it would invest in new facilities to accommodate the trauma center and a new emergency room integrated with the university's Burn and Complex Wound Center. The university said in the announcement that it has experienced unprecedented growth in its inpatient admissions and is now in serious need of more beds to accommodate patients, about half of whom come from the South Side. It will take two years or more to build the center, according to the school's chairman of surgery, Dr. "At the end of the day, we realized that integrating all of these services on one site, on our campus, made the most sense for South Side patients.” “We recognize Sinai’s experience and excellence in trauma care," said Sharon O’Keefe, president of U. Teitelbaum pledged Sinai's expertise as the university now develops its own center. RELATED: 'The Kids Won' Protestors Claim Victory “Ultimately, we are gratified that trauma care will be restored in an area of Chicago that is in urgent need of these services." “From the very beginning, what has mattered most is making sure that patients have access to the highest level of trauma care where the needs are great,” said Karen Teitelbaum, president and CEO of Sinai Health System in a prepared statement. Whether the university will construct a new building for the trauma center and a planned new emergency room still is being discussed, according to Lorna Wong, a spokeswoman for U. RELATED: Opening Could Still Be Years Away Officials Say
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