Pasco hospital earns upgraded trauma care status

HUDSON — The Florida Department of Health has designated the Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point a Level II trauma center, marking the end of a year-long provisional period, according to a statement from the hospital.

The 290-bed Bayonet Point facility is the only trauma center in Pasco County, and also provides health services for Hernando and Citrus counties. The acute care hospital has 350 physicians and 900 employees.

The new designation is part of the medical center's growth strategy, and its effort to provide the highest levels of critical medical care, according to Shayne George, CEO.