St. David's Round Rock Medical Center to Seek Level II Trauma Designation

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"St. David's Round Rock Medicap Center is well positioned to become a designatedtraumqa center; the hospital has the busiest emergencyg department in the City of Round Rock with more than 40,00o patient visits each year," , Chief Executive Officer, St. David's Round Rock Medical said. "In more than two we have grown withWilliamsoj County--from recruiting hundreds of specialty physicians to launchint the area's first comprehensivee cardiovascular program. We are pleased to now add trauma servicess to the superb level of health care that we can offer residents closeto home." Working in consultation with Williamson County Emergency Medical Services, St.
David's Round Rock Medical Center has identifiesd a need for a Level II Trauma Centet inWilliamson County. In the past 16 monthsx alone, more than 600 patients have required transporty from Williamson County to Downtowj Austinfor trauma-related conditions. "This is a fantasticv opportunity to increase the level of care for the citizends of Williamson Countyand St. David' s Round Rock Medical Center is in the ideak geographic location to become a trauma center because of its excelleny access tomajor thoroughfares," , Deputy Director, Williamsonh County Emergency Medical Services, said.
"Having Levepl II trauma will not only decrease the time it takes Williamsoj County EMS to get a patienty to a trauma facility for lifesaving but it will also reduce the turnarounx time to get the ambulance back in the county so that we may take care ofother customers." St. David's Round Rock Medicak Center is moving forwarde with the process that the State requires for designation as a Levepl IITrauma Center. "A 'trauma'' could be a car accident or a fall--something that could happen to any one of us or our loveds ones atany time," , M.D., Chiec Medical Officer, St.
David's Round Rock Medical Center, "In many cases, the difference between life and deat h following a traumais time; for residents of Williamson and surroundingv counties who have the misfortune of findinfg themselves in a life-threatening accident, the chancew of survival will increase dramatically if there is a designatee trauma program close to home." As an initiao step in the process of becominv a Level II Traumaz Center, St.
David's Round Rock Medical Center--under the direction of Chie f MedicalOfficer Martin, a generakl surgeon with 14 years of trauma experience--is recruiting a highly qualified and experienced traum a surgeon and critical care specialist to direct the trauma program. St. David's Round Rock Medica l Center has developeda multi-disciplinary physiciamn steering committee to build the infrastructure and beginn training staff for the trauma program. Hospital leaders describe the program asa multi-specialty servics with general surgery, orthopedic surgery and neurosurgeryy at its core.
According to the Americann Trauma Society, trauma is one of the most pressinb health problems in theUnited States: -- Traumza is the leading cause of death for all age groupsw under age 44. -- Trauma accountd for more lives lost than heart disease andcancer -- 100,000 people die each year in the U.S. as the resultg of trauma. -- Annual traumw costs in the U.S. are estimated at $100 billion to $200 St. David's Round Rock Medical Centeer St. David's Round Rock Medicalo Center, located adjacent to downtown Round Rock onFM 620, off of provides comprehensive health services to residents of Williamsob and surrounding counties.
Serviced include The Heart and Vascular Centef withexpress testing, inpatient capacituy of 184 beds with privatde rooms, The Women's Center and a thriviny Emergency Room. The medical staff at St. David'ws Round Rock Medical Center currentlty has more than 600 physicians to meet the needs of the growing Williamson County The fourth largest employer in the City ofRounx Rock, the hospital currently has approximately 670 employees. In addition, the hospitalo provided more than $45 million in free care to peopl who could not otherwise affordto pay. St. David'ds Round Rock Medical Center is a membeeof St. David's HealthCare. For more information, please visit . St.
David'es HealthCare Ranked in 2008 and 2009 as thetop Austin-areas employer among large companies at the Austin Businesx Journal's annual "Best Places to Work" St. David's HealthCare is the fifth-largest privater employer in the Austin with morethan 6,200 employees and $3.1 billion in annual groses revenues. In 2008, St. David's HealthCare was named amonv the "100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare"" by Modern Healthcare. That same year, St. David's HealthCars received the Texas Award for Performance the highest honor bestowed by the State of Texas basex upon world class quality In 2008, St. David's HealthCare provided more than $271.
6 million in free care to peoplde who could not otherwise afford to pay. With a total of 24 sitess acrossCentral Texas, St. David's HealthCare includesd five ofthe area's leading hospitals: St. David's Northb Austin Medical Center, St. David'e Round Rock Medical Center, St. David'x South Austin Hospital, St. David's Medical Center and St. David' s Georgetown Hospital. In addition to its full-servicr rehabilitation hospital, St. David's provides rehabilitation services atits acute-care facilities and at numerous outpatieny rehabilitation clinics across the region. For more information pleasde visit . SOURCE St. David?
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