| ||||||||||
Dr. Ronald P. Rogers CHIROPRACTOR Support for your body's natural healing capabilities 270-384-5554 Click here for details Columbia Gas Dept. GAS LEAK or GAS SMELL Contact Numbers 24 hrs/ 365 days 270-384-2006 or 9-1-1 Call before you dig Visit ColumbiaMagazine's Directory of Churches Addresses, times, phone numbers and more for churches in Adair County Find Great Stuff in ColumbiaMagazine's Classified Ads Antiques, Help Wanted, Autos, Real Estate, Legal Notices, More... |
Ten Hospitals become first in Kentucky Trauma Care System Taylor Regional Hospital, Campbellsville, KY, only local area hospital among the 10, but nearby Ephraim McDowell, Danville, KY, and Ft. Logan Hospital in Stanford receive designations By Gwenda Bond and Beth Fisher FRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 29, 2012) - The Kentucky Department for Public Health designated the first 10 hospitals as part of the Kentucky Trauma Care System at a ceremony last week at the Kentucky Trauma Symposium in Lexington. "I am proud to recognize the efforts of the Department for Public Health, the Kentucky Trauma Advisory Committee, and these first 10 hospitals to receive designations as members of the Kentucky Trauma Care System," said Gov. Steve Beshear. "When I signed House Bill 371 four years ago, I knew this would be an important step to continue to strengthen our emergency medical capacity across the state. The range of facilities that have already applied to join the system demonstrates the commitment of our health care community to doing just that." House Bill 371, co-sponsored by Rep. Bob DeWeese and Rep. Mary Lou Marzian, both of Louisville, was passed in 2008. It charged the Department for Public Health and the Kentucky Trauma Advisory Committee with developing and implementing a statewide trauma care system, integrated with the public health system for injury prevention. "This will greatly improve the quality of trauma care Kentuckians deserve to receive and will now be able to receive," said Rep. Marzian. "I am so pleased to hear positive things about these initial and critical first steps to establishing the Kentucky Trauma Care System." Rep. DeWeese said, "I am happy to see the legislation implemented. It will improve trauma care throughout the state and more importantly will save lives." Work to establish the framework for the system has been ongoing for the past four years, with administrative regulations put in place earlier this year. The 10 hospitals recognized today are the first to apply for the designation under those regulations. Hospitals can apply for four levels of designation, with Level 1 indicating the hospital is able to handle trauma at the highest skill level. The first hospitals and levels of designation are:
More information about the Kentucky Trauma Care System can be found at the Kentucky Hospital Association website at http://www.kyha.com/home/kentucky-trauma-care-system/. This story was posted on 2012-10-29 15:18:25
Printable: this page is now automatically formatted for printing.
Have comments or corrections for this story? Use our contact form and let us know. More articles from topic News:
Schools send Test Score Pre-Release story Silent City Walking Tour is today, October 29, 2012, at 5pmCT Benefit for Betty Sue and Charlie Hancock is November 2, 2012 Steering Committee Members named for ACHS Technology Center Cordelia (Jackie) Compton, 79, Metcalfe Co., KY (1933-2012) Campbellsville Apparel laying off 36 individuals today Adair Co. to receive new driver's license system Nov. 5, 2012 Site notice: A flyer is a Paid Ad Odd cloud shapes - undulatus asperatus - pretty in sunsets Encore Performance, ADAIR Band, at Blue Raider Stadium View even more articles in topic News |
|
||||||||
| ||||||||||
Quick Links to Popular Features
Looking for a story or picture? Try our Photo Archive or our Stories Archive for all the information that's appeared on ColumbiaMagazine.com. | ||||||||||
Contact us: Columbia Magazine and columbiamagazine.com are published by Linda Waggener and Pen Waggener, PO Box 906, Columbia, KY 42728. Please use our contact page, or send questions about technical issues with this site to webmaster@columbiamagazine.com. All logos and trademarks used on this site are property of their respective owners. All comments remain the property and responsibility of their posters, all articles and photos remain the property of their creators, and all the rest is copyright 1995-Present by Columbia Magazine. Privacy policy: use of this site requires no sharing of information. Voluntarily shared information may be published and made available to the public on this site and/or stored electronically. Anonymous submissions will be subject to additional verification. Cookies are not required to use our site. However, if you have cookies enabled in your web browser, some of our advertisers may use cookies for interest-based advertising across multiple domains. For more information about third-party advertising, visit the NAI web privacy site.
|