The trauma center at Jasper’s Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center has been verified as a Level III Trauma Center by the Verification Review Committee, an ad hoc committee of the Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons.
Established by the American College of Surgeons in 1987, the Committee on Trauma’s Consultation/Verification Program for Hospitals promotes the development of trauma centers in which participants provide not only the hospital resources necessary for trauma care, but also the entire spectrum of care to address the needs of all injured patients.
President and CEO for Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center Kyle Bennett calls the verification a big step for the hospital and elaborates how that the spectrum encompasses the pre-hospital phase through the rehabilitation process…..
Verified trauma centers must meet the essential criteria that ensure trauma care capability and institutional performance, as outlined by the American College of Surgeons’ Committee on Trauma in its current Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient manual.
Vicki Stuffle, Trauma Program Director for Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center says the achievement recognizes the trauma center’s dedication to providing optimal care for injured patients……
The the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma’s verification program does not designate trauma centers. Rather, the program provides confirmation that a trauma center has demonstrated its commitment to providing the highest quality trauma care for all injured patients. The actual establishment and the designation of trauma centers is the function of local, regional, or state health care systems agencies, such as the local emergency medical services authority.
