Gov Corzine & TRAUMA CENTERS

[Bjorn, Pret]

A natural combination with the "trauma legislation update" thread -- and
furthermore, another of many opportunities for all of us to talk about
SEATBELTS.  It'd be great if the governor would become a spokesperson
when his long recovery is over.

Sometimes tragic events yield positive results.

Pret

-----Original Message-----
From: trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org
[mailto:trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org] On Behalf Of KMATTOX at aol.com
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 12:30 PM
To: trauma-list at trauma.org; ccm-l at ccm-l.org
Subject: Gov Corzine & TRAUMA CENTERS

The following has just been posted to a NATIONAL news network blog
site.   
Anyone on this list can use this initiative to communicate  with local
and 
federal persons.    We are all grateful for the  dedicated trauma team
at Cooper 
Hospital in Camden, New Jersey.    Thank you for being there and
continue your 
good work.  
 
k
 
 
Cooper Hospital in Camden New Jersey is recognized as one of the best
trauma 
centers in the country.   It has been repeatedly stated that  the very
best 
trauma center in the greater Philadelphia area is the one in  Camden New

Jersey.   The Governor is fortunate that one of the jewels  of the
nation's trauma 
and disaster Integrated Collaborative Network was there  for him when he
needed 
it.   Ironically, these trauma centers are  struggling for support for
their 
infrastructure, surgical critical care  recognition within the trauma
center 
network and incorporation into the regional  EOC networks of our
disaster 
preparedness and response.   New Jersey  has NOT followed its neighbor
to the 
north, Connecticut, in structuring its  medical disaster response on top
of an 
existing integrated trauma  system.   Governor, here is a chance to
build on 
something good that  is already in place. 
Kenneth L. Mattox, MD 
Houston 
_kmattox at aol.com_ (mailto:kmattox at aol.com) 



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