The trauma centers are largely going under because of the uninsured populace. They are mandated to not turn someone away just for lack of insurance. They must absorb the cost either as a writeoff or by spreading the cost around. This is similar to the emergency room problems. People without insurance go there to treat everything, not just emergencies. Treatment there is more expensive and the hospitals do not get reimbursed. So a lot of hospitals are shutting down their ERs and sending the injured and sick off to the county hospitals.
The thing to note is that illegal aliens are the largest contributors to this problem. The pols opened the borders and mandated that no one was to be turned away from the hospitals. Voila! ERs are shutting down all over the state. Thanks, polidiots!
You hit the nail on the head. I'm a Respiratory Therapist at an L.A. area hospital, I see it every day. The worst part is, it is against state law for medical personnel to turn them in here in Kali.