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Tue Jun 19 20:08:51 BST 2007

Wesley Medical Center, ACS Level I, no residents.  All mid-levels (PAs and NPs) and 11 surgeons on 12 hr shifts.

Works great.

RD

> Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:31:09 -0400> From: hammond at umdnj.edu> To: trauma-list at trauma.org> Subject: RE: Level II sans residents> > Two Level II centers in NJ do not have residents. Both are ACS verified. For> details, their trauma directors are: Louis D'Amelio at Capital/Fuld> (LDAmelio at chsnj.org) or Felix Garcia at Jersey Shore Medical Center> (FGarcia at meridianhealth.com). > > Jeff Hammond > > -----Original Message-----> From: trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org [mailto:trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org]> On Behalf Of Ronald Gross> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 11:45 AM> To: Trauma &amp; Critical Care mailing list> Subject: Re: Level II sans residents> > Norwalk Hospital (Norwalk, CT) was the first ACS COT verified Level II> Trauma Center in CT, and has remained so WITHOUT SURGICAL RESIDENTS. They> have a PA surgical residency program, and as such staff the house with> PA-C's that are enrolled in the 1-year surgical PA residency program as well> as full time PA-C's that have completed a surgical PA residency program> (either home-grown or from elsewhere). > > It CAN be done. It ain't easy - but it can be done.> > > Best to all,> Ron> > >>> "Bjorn, Pret" <pbjorn at emh.org> 6/15/2007 11:03 AM >>>> At Point-Counterpoint (Atlantic City), Dr. Paul Dabrowski (Reading, PA)> presented the topic of Level II Verification without residents. His program> met ACS requirements with a mixture of employed and stipended community> surgeons, plus a small army of extenders.> > I'm thinking this accomplishment cannot be unusual, mostly because WE did it> (employed surgeons and a couple of PA's). But there must be any number of> models out there, and folks in Bangor would like to know more about what the> rest of the world does.> > Are you at an ACS Level II center without a residency? If so, what's your> staffing construct? Are you paying for coverage?> > All experiences and insights appreciated.> > Pret Bjorn> Eastern Maine Medical Center> Bangor, ME USA> > -----Original Message-----> From: trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org> [mailto:trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org] On Behalf Of Bjorn, Pret> Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 3:44 PM> To: Trauma &amp; Critical Care mailing list> Subject: RE: EMS management/crush injury> > Bizarre error: I meant February of 2006, of course. Wish I could blame the> drugs, but I'm just a feeb.> > Pret> > -----Original Message-----> From: trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org> [mailto:trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org] On Behalf Of Bjorn, Pret> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 4:25 PM> To: Trauma &amp; Critical Care mailing list> Subject: RE: EMS management/crush injury> > "...As for HIPAA, see the previous response. If a doctor in Corpus Christi> tells me that a lawyer shot in the neck during a quail hunting accident in> Kenedy County in February of 1996 had a blood alcohol of 0.85, that value is> protected information, and its divulgence is a violation of> federal law -- especially if you're the poor drunk bag of> birdshot..."> > > --> trauma-list : TRAUMA.ORG> To change your settings or unsubscribe visit:> http://www.trauma.org/index.php?/community/ > > > --> trauma-list : TRAUMA.ORG> To change your settings or unsubscribe visit:> http://www.trauma.org/index.php?/community/> > Confidentiality Notice> > This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the> intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential or proprietary> information which is legally privileged. Any unauthorized review, use,> disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended> recipient, please promptly contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy> all copies of the original message.> --> trauma-list : TRAUMA.ORG> To change your settings or unsubscribe visit:> http://www.trauma.org/index.php?/community/> > > --> trauma-list : TRAUMA.ORG> To change your settings or unsubscribe visit:> http://www.trauma.org/index.php?/community/
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