Florida Trauma / EMS System California 58 counties Population: 36.5M Size: 158,706 sq miles Florida 67 counties Population: 18m Size: 58,664 sq miles

Florida Trauma / EMS System 266 licensed EMS providers 3800 permitted BLS/ALS ground units 21 rotor wing providers, 61 helicopters 19 fixed wing providers, 59 airplanes Boats? 3,200,000 EMS calls per year

Florida Trauma / EMS System Active: –EMT 28,131 –Paramedics 21,238 Inactive: –EMT 7,694 –Paramedic 1,605

Florida Trauma Center History 1982 Certification of trauma centers began. During the 1980’s, as many as 48 approved trauma centers existed. 26 trauma centers closed during the 1980’s. 2 trauma centers closed during the 1990’s. There are currently 20 approved trauma centers.

Level I: 7 Level II: 6 Level II & Pediatric: 5 Pediatric: 2 Total: 20 Trauma Centers Florida Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center Locations

Trauma Care Regulation Chapter 395, Hospital Licensing and Regulation, Part II: Trauma 64E-2, Florida Administrative Code DOH Pamphlet 150-9, Trauma Center and Pediatric Trauma Center Approval Standards

Secretary of Health/ Surgeon General Director, Emergency Medical Operations Bureau of Emergency Medical Services Office of TraumaPublic Health Preparedness

Trauma Center Verification –ACS versus State DOH –New trauma center

Costs of Trauma Center Readiness 2002 Focused on four areas: Physician on-call coverage Periodic recertification Outreach and prevention programs Other extraordinary and non- chargeable costs (Average median annual cost) * The study omitted several significant types of costs: start-up, cost of uninsured/underinsured patients, and many indirect facility costs associated with being prepared to treat trauma patients $2,080,102 $124,120 $56,543 $811,274 $2,706,510

Funding Examples $4 Million 2003 HRSA Burn Care Grant $11 Million 2004 HRSA Burn Care Grant $16 Million 2005 HRSA Burn Care Grant $5 Million 2006 HRSA Burn Care Grant $6.5 Million 2007 HRSA Burn Care Grant $4.5 Million 2008 HRSA Burn Care Grant Total: $42.5 Million HB 497, HB 1697 – Red light running – $12.4m over 21 months distributed to trauma centers

Data and Outcomes EMS Tracking and Recording System (EMSTARS) (CEMSIS) State trauma registry

Adult Trauma Criteria

Pediatric Trauma Criteria

Miami-Dade County Uniform Trauma Transport Protocols System participants: City of Coral Gables Fire-Rescue Department City of Hialeah Fire-Rescue Department Miami-Dade County Fire-Rescue Department City of Miami Fire-Rescue Department City of Miami Beach Fire-Rescue Department Village of Key Biscayne Fire-Rescue Department American Ambulance Service American Medical Response Florida Medi-Van Ambulance Medics Ambulance Service Miami-Dade Ambulance Lifeflight (Miami Children’s Hospital) LifeNet Air Medical Services

Out-of-County Indigent Patients County resident Funded Trauma Center – Outside County agreements HCRA funding – millage tax Repatriation