Peregrine Health Services and Trauma System News are pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Peregrine Award for Trauma Innovation — Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas and the Montana State Trauma Care Committee. “I am very pleased to congratulate the winners of the 2024 Peregrine Award for Trauma Innovation,” said Mark Feinberg, managing partner…
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The American College of Surgeons now requires trauma centers to assess the pediatric readiness of their emergency department (ED) and develop a plan for closing identified gaps. Unfortunately, many administrators at adult facilities do not see the urgency of this requirement. At the same time, many trauma and ED leaders have misconceptions about the difficulty…
Kevin Collopy, MHL, FP-C, NRP, CMTE, is the clinical outcomes and compliance manager for air and ground transport operations at Novant Health Mobile Health in Wilmington, North Carolina. But in 2022, he was recruited to help develop programs for teaching trauma care skills to healthcare providers in Ukraine. Since then, he has helped train nearly…
The 2024 Metrolina Trauma Symposium will take place May 9 and 10 at the Harris Conference Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. Conference presentations will cover a range of issues in trauma nursing, prehospital care, trauma registry, trauma quality improvement and other topics. The symposium is being presented by the Metrolina Trauma Advisory Committee, which encompasses…
The U.S. Office of Inspector General (OIG), the government’s watchdog agency for fraud and abuse, has recently begun investigating improper billing for trauma team activations. What do trauma program leaders need to know about these investigations — and how can they make sure they are fully compliant with CMS payment rules for trauma care? This…
The Grey Book from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) is succinct in its wording and straightforward in its requirements. Yet in some cases, it can be hard to get a full picture of the expectations from the standards document alone. In addition, many trauma program leaders are unsure how to design policies and processes…
High nurse turnover in the Emergency Department is a significant problem in many hospitals. As the overall experience of the nursing staff decreases, trauma programs are challenged to maintain care quality. ED and trauma program leaders at Erlanger Health System, a Level I trauma center in Chattanooga, Tennessee, addressed this complex problem with a unique…
When the emergency department census is high and a hospital is operating at capacity, EMS crews may wait hours to transfer lower-acuity patients to an ED provider. This prolonged wait time decreases the availability of ambulance services to the community. Trauma and ED leaders at Providence St. Peter Hospital, a Level III trauma center in…
For the most seriously injured patients, rapid transfer to a higher level of care is critical. However, transfers can be delayed by a wide range of process, communication and logistics issues. Mercy Medical Center Redding (Level II) and St. Elizabeth Community Hospital (Level III) serve eight counties in Northern California. With a catchment area of…
Trauma System News and Peregrine Health Services are pleased to announce that nominations are now being accepted for the 2024 Peregrine Award for Trauma Innovation. The goal of the Peregrine Award is to recognize fresh ideas that result in better care for injured patients. The award was introduced in 2023, and more than 50 trauma…