Scalea Briefs Senate Committee on Community Impact of Gun Violence

As the 2024 Maryland Legislative Session gets underway, the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center (RACSTC) is preparing for an important year of advocating for Maryland’s world-class EMS system, trauma care, and many efforts to prevent gun violence. On January 17, RACSTC Physician-in-Chief Dr. Thomas Scalea joined fellow experts from Johns Hopkins and the LifeBridge Health Center for Hope in briefing the Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee on the impact of gun violence in our community as well as the financial, psychological, and emotional costs for all victims of violence and those who care for them.