Trauma Centers - Organization & administration
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

The impact of a new trauma center on an existing nearby trauma center.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: New York State's Trauma System has been in place since 1990. At it's inception, 36 trauma centers were designated by the state. As of 2002 there were 50, with more centers applying for designation. The state designation process looks at ... Read more...

Emergency department visits: the cost of trauma centers.

30 Aug 2009 Crowded emergency departments (EDs) have become a serious problem in the current U.S. healthcare system. Patient wait times and periods of ED diversion have increased, raising concerns about the timeliness, efficiency, and quality of ED treatment. ... Read more...

An academic medical center under prolonged rocket attack--organizational, medical, and financial considerations.

30 Aug 2009 The Rambam Medical Center, the major academic health center in northern Israel, serving a population of two million and providing specialized tertiary care, was exposed to an unprecedented experience during the Second Lebanon War in the summer of ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Trauma Centers - Organization & administration'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Trauma tsar puts nurses at the centre of his plans. 30 Aug 2009
• The impact of a new trauma center on an existing nearby trauma center. 30 Aug 2009
• Emergency department visits: the cost of trauma centers. 30 Aug 2009
• An academic medical center under prolonged rocket attack--organizational, medical, and financial considerations. 30 Aug 2009
• Understanding the risk factors of trauma center closures: do financial pressure and community characteristics matter? 30 Aug 2009
• Linking the chain of survival: trauma as a traditional role model for multisystem trauma and brain injury. 30 Jul 2009
• Lessons learned for pediatric disaster preparedness from September 11, 2001: New York City trauma centers. 30 Jul 2009
• MCW is regional home to comprehensive trauma programs. 29 Jun 2009
• Case study: creating a healthy workplace in a surgical trauma intensive care unit. 29 Jun 2009
• West Virginia State Trauma & Emergency Care System begins implementation of EMS data system. 29 Jun 2009
• Commitment to COT verification improves patient outcomes and financial performance. 29 Jun 2009
• [The German trauma network--current status] 21 Jun 2009
• [Announcement of the DGH] 14 Jun 2009
• Mass casualty tracking with air traffic control methodologies. 15 Apr 2009
• Bomb explosions in acts of terrorism: evil creativity challenges our trauma systems. 9 Apr 2009
• Dedicated orthopedic trauma theatres: effect on morbidity and mortality in a single trauma centre. 30 Mar 2009
• Need for a statewide trauma system. 30 Mar 2009
• Effective triage can ameliorate the deleterious effects of delayed transfer of trauma patients from the emergency department to the ICU. 24 Mar 2009
• A commentary from civilian pre-hospital care. 27 Feb 2009
• [The medical social characteristics of patients hospitalized in the traumatic surgery department] 27 Feb 2009

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Technical information about 'Trauma Centers'

Definition: Specialized hospital facilities which provide diagnostic and therapeutic services for trauma patients.

Descriptor UI: D014193

Alternative terms: Trauma Centers; Center, Trauma; Centers, Trauma; Trauma Center; Trauma Units; Trauma Unit; Unit, Trauma; Units, Trauma;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; organization & administration; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: N02.278.354.422.336.500; N02.421.297.195.480; N04.452.442.422.336.400;

History Note: 75