TY - JOUR
T1 - Consolidation of trauma programs in the era of large health care delivery networks
AU - Trooskin, Stanley Z.
AU - Faucher, Michael B.
AU - Santora, Thomas A.
AU - Talucci, Raymond C.
PY - 1999/3
Y1 - 1999/3
N2 - Objective: To review the development of an integrated trauma program at two separate campuses brought about by the merger of two medical-affiliated hospitals, each with an integrated program and a common trauma administrator, medical director, and educational coordinator. Each campus has an associate trauma medical director for on-site administrative management, a nurse coordinator, and a registrar. The integration resulted in a reduction of 1.5 full-time equivalents and 'cost' savings by consolidated use of the helicopter, outreach, prevention, research, and educational programs. Regular 'integration meetings,' ad hoc committees, and video-linked conferences were used to institute common quality improvement programs, morbidity and mortality discussions, policies, and clinical management protocols. Reaccreditation by an outside agency, elimination of duplicated services, and maintenance of pre-merger clinical volume results. Conclusion: This integrated trauma program may serve as a model in this era of individual hospitals merging into large health care delivery networks.
AB - Objective: To review the development of an integrated trauma program at two separate campuses brought about by the merger of two medical-affiliated hospitals, each with an integrated program and a common trauma administrator, medical director, and educational coordinator. Each campus has an associate trauma medical director for on-site administrative management, a nurse coordinator, and a registrar. The integration resulted in a reduction of 1.5 full-time equivalents and 'cost' savings by consolidated use of the helicopter, outreach, prevention, research, and educational programs. Regular 'integration meetings,' ad hoc committees, and video-linked conferences were used to institute common quality improvement programs, morbidity and mortality discussions, policies, and clinical management protocols. Reaccreditation by an outside agency, elimination of duplicated services, and maintenance of pre-merger clinical volume results. Conclusion: This integrated trauma program may serve as a model in this era of individual hospitals merging into large health care delivery networks.
KW - Consolidation
KW - Cost savings
KW - Efficiency
KW - Trauma center
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1097/00005373-199903000-00026
DO - https://doi.org/10.1097/00005373-199903000-00026
M3 - Article
C2 - 10088857
VL - 46
SP - 488
EP - 493
JO - Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care
JF - Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care
SN - 0022-5282
IS - 3
ER -