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Fri Feb 16 14:20:25 GMT 2007

See below.  By way of amplification, this summary (borrowed from the ACS
website):

Trauma Reauthorization Bill Introduced

The Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act, H.R. 727, was
introduced in the House of Representatives on January 29, by Reps. Gene
Green (D-TX) and Mike Burgess, MD (R-TX). At press time, the Senate was
set to follow suit, with Sens. Jack Reed (D-RI) and Pat Roberts (R-KS)
introducing the companion bill. H.R. 727 would reauthorize the Health
Resource and Service Administration's Trauma-EMS program through fiscal
year (FY) 2012 with authorization levels of $12 million in FY 2008, $10
million in 2009, and $8 million in 2010-2012. The bill also creates a
new competitive grant program for states that have already begun the
process of establishing a trauma system using national standards and
protocols. Log on to the College's Legislative Action Center at 
http://www.capitolconnect.com/acspa/ to send a letter to your
legislators asking them to cosponsor these bills. For more information,
contact Aroberts at facs.org.

To Capitol Hill's credit, this is far more money than has been devoted
to the program since its inception in 1990 (averaging less than $2.25
million per year) and more still than the current administration has
ever included in its budget proposals (averaging $0).  

At its highest annual appropriation ($12 million in FY 2008), the
taxpayer cost of this bill equals less than two hours of the average
expense of the Iraq war to date.  Comparing directly to other federal
safety programs, we may recall that the Department of Homeland Security
allocated $19 million in 2006 for new Transportation Security
Administration offices (boasting seven kitchens and ten refrigerators
for 79 employees, a $180,000 fitness center, a quarter million for
artwork, and over $30k for silk flowers).  

PLEASE contact your congressmen and senators and urge their support of
this essential and very appropriate funding for our EMS infrastructure.

Pret Bjorn, RN

Bangor, ME USA

-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin McGinnis [mailto:k.mcginnis at adelphia.net] 
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 7:14 AM
To: Bjorn, Pret 
Subject: FW: Senate trauma bill to be introduced today

See attached and below.

Kevin K. McGinnis, MPS, EMT-P

Trauma Program Manager

Maine EMS

207-622-7203

Mobile: 207-512-0791

________________________________

From: Marcia Mabee [mailto:mmabee at ix.netcom.com] 
Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 3:10 PM
To: Susan Connors; Will Chapleau; Violet Holladay; Sharon Gautschy;
Nancy Franzon; marcia mabee; Lisa Shapiro; Laura Ogelman; Kimberly Nagy,
MD; Kevin McGinnis; Katie Orrico; James Nepola; Dr. Michael Bosse; Diane
Wheaton; Diane Shaffer; Beth Armstrong; Barbara Eyman; Anglen, Jeffrey ;
Andrew Peitzman, MD; Adrienne Roberts; David Feliciano; Timothy
Fabian,MD; Robert DeMichelis; Leslie Stein-Spencer; Kathleen Ream; Jimm
Murray; Janna Starr; Dr. Peter Trafton; Cindy Brown
Subject: Fw: Senate trauma bill to be introduced today

TO:  Coalition for American Trauma Care (CATC) Advisory Council
Organizations

FROM:  Marcia Mabee

Please see the message from Adrienne Roberts below and also the attached
final sign on letter from trauma organizations to the bills' sponsors.  

__________________________

Update -- Sens. Jack Reed (D-RI) and Pat Roberts (R-KS) are introducing
the trauma reauthorization bill today with the following original
co-sponsors: Biden, Bingaman, Brown, Burr, Clinton, Collins, Hatch,
Isakson, Kennedy, and Murray. 

The attached letters of support were also sent today.  Thanks to those
groups who agreed to sign on!! 

Adrienne Roberts
Government Affairs Associate
American College of Surgeons
Division of Advocacy & Health Policy
1640 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20007
Phone: 202-672-1509
Fax: 202-337-4271
Cell: 202-320-8601
Email: ARoberts at facs.org

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