Clinical Research Office for Surgery and Trauma (CROST)

Demographics

University of Pittsburgh
Clinical Research Office for Surgery and Trauma

Our research center has a unique advantage that allows
sampling from a large, well balanced local population that is
representative of the US population as a whole.

Pittsburgh is a major US city located in Pennsylvania.
Admission for surgical and trauma patients at UPMC is among
the largest rates in the US. The quality of care is recognized
among the best nationally and internationally.

Volunteers & Patients Demographics

Allegheny County Profile Population:
1,281,666 From the 2000 census

Race/Sex	Population	%
Males	607,0002	47.4
Females	674,664	52.41
White	1,080,800	84.3
Black	159,058	12.4
Asian	21,716	1.7
Hispanic/Latino	11,166	1.0

Pittsburgh and the surrounding metropolitan area has a population
of 2,358,695
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is the major health
care provider to Western Pennsylvania and residents of the
surrounding states.
Annual trauma admissions exceed 4,000 patients
48,000 emergency department visits annually
750 new outpatient trauma surgery visits annually

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