Sustaining an inclusive trauma system in a rural state: the role of regional care systems, partnerships, and quality of care.
Different approaches exist for developing inclusive trauma systems with a regional system approach. The purpose of this article is to describe a sustainable and replicable structure for developing a trauma system with urban and rural environments. A relatively new trauma system is presented to show (1) how rural health networks and relationships can support rural trauma system development; (2) how partnerships help to support trauma system development; and (3) how the trauma system infrastructure has used assessment and assurance strategies to support regional systems of care to foster optimal care of the trauma patient.
Vernberg
Dee Katherine
DK
Bureauof Surveillance and Epidemiology, Kansas Trauma Program, Kansas Department ofHealth and Environment, Topeka, KS 66612, USA. dvernberg@kdheks.gov
Rotondo
Michael F
MF
D016529:Emergency Nursing; D006752:Hospital Planning / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007615:Kansas; D055818:Public-Private Sector Partnerships / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards*; D014193:Trauma Centers / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards*