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		ATS Legislative Update-Summer 2010 08/25/2010 The American Trauma Society has actively advocated for a number of important initiatives this summer. As has been widely covered in the mainstream media, Congress has considered funding for the Health Care infrastructure both in the Recovery Act and the annual federal Appropriations process, and has ... Read More

		SECOND TRAUMA TRAINING 08/12/2010 Registration form for Second Trauma Training.... Read More





		Trauma deaths decline at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center after King-Drew Medical Center's closure 10/22/2008 While the 2005 closure of King-Drew Medical Center's Level 1 trauma unit in Los Angeles County caused a 54 percent increase in trauma patients at nearby Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, the deaths among those patients actually declined, according to a new study published in this month's The American Surgeon. A ... Read More

		Race and insurance status associated with death from trauma 10/20/2008 African American and Hispanic patients are more likely to die following trauma than white patients, and uninsured patients have a higher death risk when compared with those who have health insurance, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Health ... Read More





		Coalition of 18 Health Organizations Releases Recommendations for Improved Disaster Response 07/18/2007 Today a coalition of 18 health organizations* led by the American Medical Association (AMA) and American Public Health Association (APHA) released a consensus report with 53 strategic recommendations for legislators, government officials and organizational leaders to more effectively prepare for and ... Read More

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