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Sat Jul 25 01:40:48 BST 2009

The ACS sent this news brief out this afternoon - WELL DONE -  I  recommend 
that Medical Disaster Response be added to this and maybe even add  
something about Acute Care Surgery   

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HOUSE COMMITTEE APPROVES  LANGUAGE ENSURING ACCESS TO TRAUMA CARE 

On July 20, the House Energy and Commerce Committee approved  an amendment 
to H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009,  which would 
expand patient access to emergency and trauma care. The approved  amendment, 
which was still being reviewed by the College's congressional affairs  
staff at press time, would regionalize emergency care and shore up the nation's  
trauma centers. The new language also calls for authorizing the 
establishment of  an Emergency Care Coordination Center, which would serve as a 
centralized hub  for all urgent care. As noted previously in ACS NewsScope, the  
regionalization and trauma center language was also included in the health 
care  reform legislation that the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
 Committee approved earlier this month. For more information, contact 
kmcdonald at facs.org . 

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