- Target:
- Chester County government and healthcare leaders
- Region:
- United States of America
- Website:
- www.cctrauma.org
The Chester County Trauma Center Task Force is a non-profit, non-partisan committee of volunteers devoted to researching the feasibility of establishing a trauma center in Chester County.
The 27-person task force, chaired by State Representative Carole Rubley (R-157th District), includes Chester County elected officials and representatives from business, civic, healthcare and other organizations. The task force meets monthly.
Online at: www.cctrauma.org
We, the undersigned, are concerned that Chester County does not have a trauma center. Specifically, we are concerned that:
1) residents and visitors to Chester County who are critically injured may not have prompt access to lifesaving trauma services.
2) critically injured patients must be transported long distances to out of county trauma centers.
3) the transport time from injury to admission at trauma centers has increased significantly and is now averaging 70 to 75 minutes, which is well above the "Golden Hour".
4) continuing population growth and related road congestion in the county and region will further impair access to trauma center services.
We support the efforts of the Chester County Trauma Center Task Force to develop comprehensive recommendations on where our trauma center should be located and how this service should be funded, by the public or private sector. We believe that "Its About Time" we have a serious community discussion about the costs and benefits of ensuring all Chester County residents have appropriate access to trauma services.
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The Chester County Trauma Center Petition petition to Chester County government and healthcare leaders was written by schubertcomm and is in the category Consumer Affairs at GoPetition.