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DOVER, Del. \u2014 Medical professionals, state officials, emergency personnel, and hospital representatives came together Tuesday at Legislative Hall to mark the 30th milestone of Delaware’s Trauma System of Care, celebrating three decades of coordinated emergency medical response throughout the state.<\/p>

The comprehensive trauma care network was created when legislation was signed into law in 1996 by then-Gov. Thomas Carper, establishing a framework for lifesaving emergency medical care across Delaware.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Officials and medical professionals gathered at Legislative Hall Tuesday to celebrate three decades of Delaware’s coordinated trauma care network. The system was created through legislation signed in 1996 by the then-governor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":69633,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[837,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1779309480551.jpg?fit=418%2C335&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-i78","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":31935,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/delaware-leaders-unveil-major-healthcare-reform-bill-targeting-affordability\/","url_meta":{"origin":69634,"position":0},"title":"Delaware Leaders Unveil Major Healthcare Reform Bill Targeting Affordability","author":"Admin","date":"March 5, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Delaware's top health policy officials introduced Senate Bill 1 on March 5, 2026, designed to prioritize patients and healthcare providers while making medical care more affordable. 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