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…
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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…
The Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN), the benchmark for nursing specialty certification across the emergency spectrum, recently announced its 2024-2025 board of directors: Chairperson: Allen C. Wolfe Jr., MSN, CNS, APRN, CFRN, CCRN, CTRN, TCRN, CMTE, FAASTN, senior director of clinical education, Life Link III, Bloomington, Minnesota. Chairperson-elect: Julie Ruddy, BS, RN, CEN,…
The 2022 Standards are now in effect for trauma centers undergoing verification visits from the American College of Surgeons. But while the new standards have been available for some time, trauma program leaders are unsure how the new requirements will be interpreted by surveyors — and how compliance will be verified within the survey process.…
The 2022 revision of Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) includes new response time requirements for neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons and interventional radiologists. This paid content was developed by Trauma System News in cooperation with Viz Trauma Suite.By definition, trauma centers that meet these response times are…
The loss of experienced nurses during the pandemic has created a significant skills gap in Emergency Departments. In many hospitals, new nurses make up more than half of the ED workforce — and fewer experienced nurses are available to share their knowledge and ensure the highest-quality emergency and trauma care. This gap has increased stress…
Northwell Health’s Fifth Annual Trauma Symposium will take place in Melville, New York, on Wednesday, December 13, 2023. The theme of this year’s symposium is “Creating Order Out of Chaos.” Conference sessions will cover trauma resuscitation/simulation, rib fracture fixation, how to do an MCI drill, as well as topics in prehospital trauma. Richard Kamin, MD,…
Mike Williams, a pioneer in the development of organized trauma systems, died on September 25, 2023, at the age of 72. Mike was best known as founder of The Abaris Group, a consulting firm that specializes in EMS and trauma care systems. In the course of more than 40 years, Mike’s firm completed over 300…