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The answer to that question has nothing to do with bragging rights?  If you really want to know, feel free to call me or e-mail me off-line, as I sense that you truly need a bit of education as to trauma systems and trauma centers - we can start with outcomes.

Ronald I. Gross, MD, FACS
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Baystate Medical Center
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Tufts University School of Medicine
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From: trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org [mailto:trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org] On Behalf Of LouIs N. Molino, Sr.
Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 2:28 PM
To: Trauma-List [TRAUMA.ORG]
Subject: Re: Shooting in Washington DC (UNCLASSIFIED)

What's the upside to being ACS verified? Bragging rights?

Louis N. Molino, Sr. CET
FF/NREMT/FSI/EMSI
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On Jun 11, 2009, at 13:21, "Rick Tappan" <rtappan at gwu.edu> wrote:

> Not according to the ACS list I looked up this AM, not one hospital in
> Maryland is ACS verified for trauma. Around this metropolitan DC  
> area, only
> the Washington Hospital Center and INOVA Virginia carry that  
> designation.
>
> Rick Tappan
> 703 726-3734
> rtappan at gwu.edu
> "Who Dares, Wins"
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org [mailto:trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org 
> ]
> On Behalf Of McSwain, Norman E Jr.
> Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 2:16 PM
> To: trauma-list at trauma.org
> Subject: Re: Shooting in Washington DC (UNCLASSIFIED)
>
> Has JH been verified by ACS?
>
> Norman
>
> Typed by the thumbs of
> Norman on his BlackBerry
>
> Norman McSwain, MD
> Tulane Univ Surgery
> 504 988-5111
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org <trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org>
> To: 'Trauma-List [TRAUMA.ORG]' <trauma-list at trauma.org>
> Sent: Thu Jun 11 13:07:39 2009
> Subject: RE: Shooting in Washington DC (UNCLASSIFIED)
>
> So one could say the same for Johns Hopkins which is also a trauma  
> center as
> well as a world renowned institution, but is also off the list?????
>
> Rick Tappan
> 703 726-3734
> rtappan at gwu.edu
> "Who Dares, Wins"
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org [mailto:trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org 
> ]
> On Behalf Of htaed_rd at 123mail.org
> Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 1:18 PM
> To: Trauma-List [TRAUMA.ORG]
> Subject: RE: Shooting in Washington DC (UNCLASSIFIED)
>
> Shock Trauma is so cutting edge, that they are using Reiki,  
> Acupuncture,
> and other "traditional medicine." Maybe they want to stay away from
> anything evidence based, such as trauma center designation.
>
> Tim Noonan.
>
>
> On Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:40 -0400, "Rick Tappan" <rtappan at gwu.edu>  
> wrote:
>> Again, keep in mind that's a voluntary designation. I mean, if I  
>> did not
>> know better I would look at that list and see that there is no trauma
>> center in Maryland, when one of the best in the world is there
>> "Baltimore's, MIEMSS, Shock Trauma Center" And come on, Does Ohio  
>> really
>> need 42 trauma centers?
>>
>>
>>
>> Rick Tappan
>> 703 726-3734
>> rtappan at gwu.edu
>> "Who Dares, Wins"
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org
>> [mailto:trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org] On Behalf Of Martin,  
>> Kathleen Ms
>> CIV USA MEDCOM LRMC
>> Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 4:35 AM
>> To: Trauma-List [TRAUMA.ORG]
>> Subject: RE: Shooting in Washington DC (UNCLASSIFIED)
>>
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