DHA Selects JTS to Verify MTF Trauma Care Readiness
New JTS branch facilitates the trauma center verification process.
The Trauma System Support & Consultation (TSS&C) Branch provides military medical treatment facility (MTF) leadership the support they need to raise their level of readiness and trauma care for both new and existing centers. JTS trauma care experts prepare centers new to the verification process in developing their processes and policies to successfully achieve trauma center status according to American College of Surgeons (ACS) standards. TSS&C works with established trauma centers to assure their programs are continuously up to date with ACS trauma center standards and to assist in preparation for re-verification.
- Assess optimal trauma care center level.
- Perform a gap analysis to assess the requirements to elevate an MTF to a trauma care center.
- Guide the development of the MTF's Performance Improvement Program.
- Advise the MTF on staffing requirements to meet verification standards.
- Assess local and regional trauma systems and advise optimal plan.
The Trauma System Support & Consultation branch is led by COL (ret) Stephen Flaherty, MD, FACS and is supported by the breadth of the JTS to include data scientists and the performance improvement branch.