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    ORMC Trauma Center Granted $500,000 Gift
10/27/2008
A local philanthropist has pledged $500,000 to the Orlando Regional Medical Center. "I am extremely pleased to be able to provide this support to a service that is critical to the health and welfare of the entire central Florida community."...
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    State's helicopter trauma transports getting a second look
10/06/2008
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    Medicaid regulations will impede trauma care, Waxman warns
06/10/2008
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), warned that pending cuts in hospital Medicaid payments could restrict their ability to handle a major catastrophe. Hearings on this topic were conducted in early May....
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    Grady gets $12.7M in state trauma care funding
06/09/2008
The Georgia Trauma Commission divided $58.9 million in state tax dollars, giving Grady Memorial Hospital about one quarter of the available funds. However, this fell well short of the $25 million Grady had expected. The hospital loses approximately $40 million annually in uncompensated trauma care ...
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    Pressure builds over $58 million trauma windfall
06/08/2008
The Georgia Trauma Care Network Commission recently received $58 million in state funds to distribute trauma care hospitals and providers. The tough part for the commission is to fairly calculate how much to allocate to each affected party. This infusion of funds represents a stopgap measure, designed ...
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    Group wants better trauma care
06/01/2008
Chester County is the largest county in Pennsylvania without a trauma center. The Chester County Trauma Services Task Force, a group of local officials, doctors, and hospital executives is trying to change that. According to the 2007 Chester County Trauma Center study, it can take injured patients ...
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    2008 NATIONAL TRAUMA MEETING
04/24/2008
NATIONAL TRAUMA MEETING
“Trauma Survivor Network”
April 24-26, 2008

Key Bridge Marriott, Arlington, Virginia (703) 524-6400

Fax your Registration Now or Register On-Line
https://www.amtrauma.org/conference/register.jsp


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    Lawmakers discuss Arkansas trauma system
12/31/2007
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    Lack of trauma care is killing Kentuckians
12/30/2007
In Kentucky, only 3 of the state's 126 hospitals are designated as trauma centers, the state is one of 14 without an organized trauma system. The Kentucky Hospital Association is urging the state legislature to establish a trauma system, but the proposal faces obstacles....
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    Ga.: Critics Bemoan Hospital Shift
12/28/2007
Grady Memorial Hospital's plans to create a 501(c)3 governance board has critics concerned about the impact on the poor. This change will attract approximately $300 million in immediate and long-term funding corporate, philanthropic and government organizations. Grady, a public hospital and the Atlanta ...
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