Northeast Georgia could learn around the new year — if not sooner — whether it will get a trauma care designation, which one health official says could save lives by providing faster care for those badly hurt. A team from the Georgia Department of Public Health’s Emergency Medical Services & Trauma office spent most of Thursday visiting Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville to determine whether the hospital should get a trauma care designation. “The site survey is complete,” hospital spokeswoman Melissa Tymchuk said.