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Jun
13
Re: Transfer Center Staffing mixes
This is a great discussion! Our transfer center uses EMS dispatchers, rather then nurses, as w... Read Full Post >>
 
Apr
19
Appropriate staff for transfer centers
The bed control part of our transfer center is staffed by RNs only. The flight dispatch area is ... Read Full Post >>
 
Feb
28
Transfer Center Staffing mixes
We've seen a fairly big difference in the way experienced RNs handle Transfer Center calls, versu... Read Full Post >>
 
Feb
28
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Our management group met with each individual physician specialty group, prior to opening. This ... Read Full Post >>
 
Feb
27
Reporting is Vital Component for Transfer Center
Transfer Centers can have a variety of skill mixes and procedures for facilitating their patient ... Read Full Post >>
 
Feb
25
Relationship of trust with accepting physicians
How does a transfer center build relationships with their own physicians so that they can get fav... Read Full Post >>
 
Oct
24
Ed over-crowding and Transfer Center responsibilities
This has been a long-term issue in our ED as well. With the implementation of the Transfer Cente... Read Full Post >>
 
Oct
24
EMTALA and use of hospital LZ
Having been a long-term flight nurse and now managing a Transfer Center, we treat these as scene ... Read Full Post >>
 
Sep
28
Can transfer centers reduce ED waiting & resource burden
At the ENA conference in Salt Lake City, several ED nurse managers and directors have commented o... Read Full Post >>
 
Sep
28
EMTALA and patient funding
EMTALA is very threatening to many care givers. Most people don't understand it and believe it re... Read Full Post >>
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MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
NEWS & LEGISLATION
New Survey by American College of Surgeons Shows Fervent Support for Nationwide Trauma System
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Position statement by the National Association of EMS physicians on Interfacility Patient Transfers.
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Emergency Medical Services (EMS) at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) convened key national stakeholders to identify national EMS priority issues and to establish consensus-based guidelines for the EMS community.
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DOCUMENT LIBRARY  
Guidelines for the transfer of critically ill patients. By the Society of Critical Care Medicine.
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Interfacility Transfer of Injured Patients. Guidelines by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma for rural communities.
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Interfacility Emergency Transportation guidelines from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba.
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Darin Vercillo M.D., Internal Medicine Physician speaks about Patient Transfer Centers
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Impact of a Transfer Center on Interhospital Referrals and Transfers to a Tertiary Care Center
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SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS
Central Logic has created the first of its kind software for arranging and managing facility transfers of trauma and emergency patients.
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