Western Mass Emergency Medical Services Committee, Inc.

Meeting: Trauma System Committee

Date: June 12, 2002

Place: Living Room, McCallum Building, CDH, Northampton

Presiding: Mary Cushman, Chairman

Called to Order: 8:45 am

Adjourned: 9:55 am

Attendance:

Present: Felicia Bycenski, Mary Cushman, Chris Hopewell, Dawn Josefski, Linda Murphy, Lori-Beth Sterling, Ted White and Melanie Zamojski

Conflict of Interest Statement: The chairperson opened the meeting with a review of the conflict of interest statement. No one present had any conflicts to divulge for any items on the agenda

Minutes: Minutes were reviewed and approved as written.

Welcome New Members:

Ms. Cushman welcomed Lori-Beth Sterling from AMR Springfield.

Update on State Trauma Committee and Subcommittees:

The State Trauma Committee met on April 12, 2002. The State Trauma plan is only a “draft” until voted and approved by the appropriate State committees. The next State Trauma meeting will be September 19, 2002.

Berkshire Medical Center:

There was a brief discussion regarding Berkshire Medical Centers’ current ACS verification process to Level III. We will need to adjust our Regional Trauma Plan so that trauma patients in the Pittsfield catchments area are still transported to Berkshire Medical Center. The field crews and the medical director work together to ensure that patients are being sent to the appropriate facilities either via air or ground.

Inter-Hospital Transfer Protocols:

There was a discussion of agreements between hospitals in regards to the transferring of trauma patients. Ms. Cushman suggested formation of a task force to discuss inter-hospital trauma transfer protocols. Interested parties should contact Ms. Cushman.

Committee Goals:

The remainder of the meeting was spent brainstorming strategies to achieve the goals. Ms. Cushman had created a worksheet to help identify the strengths, weaknesses and opportunities for each goal. See attached sheet.

Agenda for next meeting:

1. Continue to work on developing the strategic plan.

Next Meeting:

Wednesday July 10, 2002 at 8:45 am, Living Room, McCallum Building, Cooley Dickinson Hospital

Adjourn:

Motion made to adjourn at 9:55 a.m. Motion approved unanimously.

Dawn Josefski, Recorder