Journey toward Trauma Distinction Accreditation

By Niall Emmott If you were to experience a traumatic and complex injury such as a major burn, a gunshot wound or a brain injury in Alberta, you’ll be accessing a consistent, gold standard of care, thanks to a provincial system for trauma care services. A trauma system connects different facilities and services that care for patients with complex and life-threatening conditions. Alberta is one of two provinces—the other is B.C.—that have established a provincial system. “A provincial system enables us to apply best practices and make improvements across the system, instead of being limited to a zone or a type of setting, like a bigger city,” says Christine Vis, manager of Trauma Services at the Foothills Medical Centre. “No matter where patients

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