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MEMORANDUM
DATE: August 12, 2024
TO: All Alameda County EMS System Partners and Clinicians
FROM: Alameda County EMS Agency
SUBJECT: Removal of Trauma Center Designation for Regional Medical Center
Effective August 12, 2024, Regional Medical Center of San Jose (RMC) will no longer be
designated as a trauma center by Alameda County EMS. This change comes as a result of
RMC's impending loss of its American College of Surgeons (ACS) verification as an Adult Level
II trauma center due to a reduction in services; maintenance of which is a requirement for
continued designation by the Alameda County EMS Agency.
Alameda County EMS is aware of RMC's plans to pursue ACS Level III verification, however
that effort will not qualify them for re-designation as a trauma center in Alameda County. To
ensure that all patients within Alameda County have equitable and timely access to necessary
time-sensitive trauma services, the Alameda County EMS Agency requires that all designated
trauma centers maintain a Level II or higher verification.
Therefore, as of August 12, 2024, the following facilities are the only trauma centers
designated as receiving facility for trauma by the Alameda County EMS Agency:
In-County Designated Trauma Centers:
Facility Name Location Level of Services
Wilma Chan Highland Hospital Oakland, CA Adult Level I
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland Oakland, CA Pediatric Level I
Eden Medical Center Castro Valley, CA Adult Level II
Washington Hospital Fremont, CA Adult Level II*
*Provisionally designated pending initial ACS verification
Out-of-County Designated Trauma Centers:
Facility Name Location Level of Services
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center San Jose, CA Adult Level I
Stanford Health Care Palo Alto, CA Adult Level I
Zuckerberg San Francisco General San Francisco, CA Adult Level I
San Joaquin General French Camp, CA Adult Level II
John Muir Medical Center Walnut Creek, CA Adult Level II
Please ensure that all field clinicians are aware of this change so that they can make
appropriate destination decisions for our patients requiring trauma activation and care.
Colleen Chawla
Alameda County Health
Director
Lauri McFadden
EMS Director
Zita Konik, MD
EMS Medical Director
1000 San Leandro Boulevard
Suite 200
San Leandro, CA 94577
TEL (510) 618-2050
FAX (510) 618-2099
Health.AlamedaCountyCA.gov