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Veronica Escobar: “University Medical Center is the only Level 1 trauma center…”

Featuring: Veronica Escobar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 16

Congresswoman Escobar Advocates for Health Infrastructure in El Paso in Appropriations Committee

Published May 18, 2021 | Video Starts at 00:38

The first project I'd like to discuss is University Medical Center's robotics expansion. The funding for this project would be used to purchase a Da Vinci single port robot for the University Medical Center is the only Level 1 trauma center in West Texas. and as a facility that serves much of the uninsured population in El Paso, UMC is critical to the health infrastructure of the entire Paso Del Norte region. (00:38–00:51)

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