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ISDH Mission: Promoting and providing essential public health services to protect Indiana communities
ISDH Vision: A healthier and safer Indiana
Trauma and Injury Prevention Division Mission: Develop a state-wide trauma system to protect Hoosier communities
Trauma and Injury Prevention Division Vision: Prevent injuries in Indiana
The Division of Trauma and Injury Prevention will be traveling the state again this year, TWICE, to update the trauma community on what the Division has been doing since the "Listening Tour" last year and to educate as many people as possible about what to expect as we continue to put together a comprehensive statewide trauma system for the State of Indiana.
Please stay tuned for updates and results from each meeting.
The Indiana State Department of Health’s (ISDH) trauma and injury prevention program has teamed up with the agency’s Office of Primary Care to fund efforts by Indiana trauma centers to work with non-trauma hospitals to better coordinate trauma care throughout the state, especially in rural areas.
The agency will fund trauma centers to teach the Rural Trauma Team Development Course (RTTDC), which emphasizes the important role of smaller, often rural, non-trauma hospitals in the overall state trauma system. The RTTDC program covers key concepts in the triage of trauma patients, including the decision whether the hospital can meet the patient’s needs or needs to transfer the patient to a trauma center. Understanding everyone’s role in a statewide trauma system is crucial in providing good care to trauma patients, especially in light of the fact that at least 60% of all trauma deaths occur in areas where only 25% of the population lives.
If your facility is interested in participating in the RTTDC program with a nearby trauma center, please contact the ISDH (Katie Gatz at 317.234.7321 or kgatz@isdh.in.gov) or your nearest trauma center:
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Deaconess Hospital |
IU Health – Methodist Hospital |
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Lutheran Hospital |
Memorial Hospital South Bend |
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Parkview Hospital |
St. Mary’s Hospital |
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St. Vincent's Hospital - Indianapolis |
See the Trauma White Paper for more information about the trauma system in Indiana.