April 2025

State Trauma Advisory Council (STAC) Updates

New Trauma Medical Director Peer Forum

A new opportunity for Trauma Medical Directors and Co-Trauma Medical Directors/Advisors to connect and collaborate is launching in June. Modeled after the quarterly Trauma Program Managers meeting held prior to each State Trauma Advisory Council (STAC) session, this gathering will focus on peer engagement and mutual support.

The first session will explore real-world scenarios on giving difficult feedback - an essential skill in trauma performance improvement.

Join us on June 3rd at 11:00 am, just before the STAC meeting at the North Metro Event Center/Best Western in Shoreview.

STAC Honors Dr. Art Ney

The State Trauma Advisory Council (STAC) recently honored the memory of Dr. Art Ney, who passed away on December 27, 2024. Dr. Ney played a pivotal role in shaping Minnesota's statewide trauma system, serving as co-chair of the Trauma System Core Work Group from 2001 to 2002. The group's efforts laid the groundwork for the successful legislative push that established the system into law between 2003 and 2005.

Dr. Ney's obituary reflects his broad and impactful career, noting that he "dedicated his career to trauma care, general surgery, and renal transplant, and trained over 125 outstanding general surgeons who have served many communities across Minnesota. He was Hennepin County Medical Center's (HCMC) first Trauma Director, a role he held for over 25 years. Under his leadership, HCMC became one of the first trauma programs in the state to be verified by the American College of Surgeons."

Trauma Hospital Designations

Congratulations to the recently re-designated hospitals.

Thank you to all for your commitment to providing excellent trauma care.

Level 1:

Regions Hospital, St. Paul

Regions Gillette Children's Hospital, St. Paul

Level 3:

Lake Region Healthcare, Fergus Falls

Level 4:

CentraCare Melrose

Essentia Health Virginia

Fairview Range Medical Center, Hibbing

United Hospital District, Blue Earth

Glacial Ridge Health System, Glenwood

Trauma Performance Improvement (PI) and Education

PI Series

These are independent, focused educational opportunities. There are no prerequisites or registration required. The link to attend is on the trauma system website. The PI Series will be offered virtually from 9:30 -11:30 am on the following dates.

This series will feature new case scenarios to practice level of PI review. All are welcome to attend, even if you've attended in the past.

PI 1: Case finding and Primary Review

May 8, 2025

PI 2: Investigative Follow up and Secondary Review

June 12, 2025

PI 3: Tertiary Review and PI Projects

July 10, 2025

Trauma PI Tip Making changes to your Trauma Team Activation (TTA) criteria? Don't forget to update both your hospital policy and the posters in your Emergency Department.Keeping them in sync helps ensure everyone is working from the same playbook - especially where it matters most: triage.

Coffee with the Coordinators Connect with the trauma designation coordinators in an open forum to ask questions and engage in discussion about any issues related to trauma hospital designation. The link to join the virtual meeting is on the trauma system website along with a link to submit your questions. These sessions are offered from 9:30-11:00 am on the following dates: April 23, 2025 July 23, 2025 October 22, 2025 All trauma program staff are welcome to join.

Regional Trauma Advisory Committee (RTAC) Corner

The Central Minnesota Regional Trauma Advisory Committee (CENTRAC) offers trauma education for providers (Emergency Medical Personnel, Nurses, Doctors) around the region via their EMS Conference and Education tour. This includes a variety of contemporary topics and interesting multi-agency case studies. They are setting dates for this fall. Visit the CENTRAC website for more information about all their activities.

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