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Wednesday October 10, 2001

Leaders rally for funding of level 1 trauma

City willing to give some but can't do it alone

With the possibility for hundreds of deaths to result from the impending closures of both local level one trauma centers, city and county leaders are rallying to allocate funds to keep first-rate trauma care in Tucson.

Tucson mayor Bob Walkup said he would recommend that the city provide some funding to help University Medical Center, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., stay open.

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