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Tue Apr 21 21:48:09 BST 2009

Perhaps Dr. Leon Owens or Dr. Mark Owens could share with us their thoughts on this topic as they are the medical directors of trauma at Mercy San Juan Medical Center. It is a top notch center for trauma. Never had any issues with care there and we had patients up-stairs in the OR immediately if need be after a quick evaluation. In fact, the OR charge nurse was always present for trauma arrivals in the trauma bay just in case we needed to go. I really liked working there.

MRM

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From: trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org on behalf of Jeremy Hawk
Sent: Tue 4/21/2009 1:24 PM
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Subject: Re: ED to OR times

It's been a couple years since I've done any transports in Sacramento,
but from what little I hear from current providers, UD Davis and Mercy
San Juan hospitals still function that way. Kaiser South Sacramento got
approval to start up a Trauma Center (Level II?) here as well. They're
supposed to be done with the hospital expansion and increased staffing
this summer so that they can begin functioning as a Level II Trauma
Center. I have no idea if they're going to do the same UCD thing for
evaluating incoming traumas.

Marc Matthews - MedPro MMC X wrote:
> Dell,
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> We can if we need to do so. We have the ability to run straight to the OR and bypass the ED. It is the attending's call. Fortunately, we are set up to do so. Where I am now, we are about 25 to 30 yards from the OR once the patient hits the ED door.  However, most of the time it is the 2 or 5 or 10 minute drill just depending on the case. Where I trained at UC Davis, we always stopped in the ED for an evaluation, plus the OR was on the second floor. Mercy San Juan a few years ago was also based on the UC Davis model. Same with several other midwestern trauma centers were I did my more junior training.
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> From: trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org [mailto:trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org] On Behalf Of moore677 at aol.com
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> During my fellowship and first job (East Texas), we did direct OR transports when indicated.? Here in Phoenix (at least Joe's anyway), we are not optimally set up to do that (we routinely don't know what we are getting from Phoenix FD).?
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> Kumash, do you guys have direct OR transport at either John C. Lincoln or Scottsdale??
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> Dutch, how about you guys at Maricopa?
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> Dell...............
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> Forrest "Dell" Moore, MD, FACS
> Trauma Critical Care Surgery
> Co-director, Trauma and Surgical ICU
> St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix, AZ
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> From: McSwain, Norman E Jr. <nmcswai at tulane.edu>
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> Sent: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 1:47 pm
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> For acute shocky patients, we try to keep our times  to under 10 minutes
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> Norman
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> Trauma Director, Charity Hospital Trauma Center norman.mcswain at tulane.edu
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> Curious if anyone has an opinion or ideas backed by research about appropriate ED to OR times for trauma patients.
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