https://www.siliconvalley.com/2024/10/25/washington-hospital-doctor-talks-about-east-bays-newest-trauma-center/ > FREMONT — The East Bay has a new medical facility for people who have had a bad fall, been maimed, injured in a car crash or otherwise need emergency care for serious injuries. > Until now, southern Alameda County has never had its own trauma center. People suffering from life-threatening injuries, where every passing minute can be a matter of life or death, had to travel miles to centers in San Jose, Palo Alto or Castro Valley.