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ABOUT TRAC-V
Trauma Service Area V is the geographic area which lies at the southernmost tip of Texas. The area consists of four counties: Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, and Willacy. Three counties share an international border with Mexico and two counties are adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico. There are 13 hospitals within the region, 12 of which are now trauma designated facilities.
VISION STATEMENT
To improve the delivery of specialized healthcare services to citizens of the Rio Grande Valley through education, outreach, collaboration, and communication.
MISSION STATEMENT
The primary mission of the Rio Grande Valley Trauma Regional Advisory Council is to address Trauma System Development and assist member organizations in attaining trauma designation or re-designation. In doing so, the Rio Grande Valley Trauma Regional Advisory Council will:
1- Encourage multi-community participation in providing trauma care. Ensuring the most efficient, consistent, and expeditious care for each individual who experiences an acute injury.
2- Enhance assessment, triage and communication between pre-hospital providers and hospitals to facilitate treatment and transportation of patients to the most appropriate trauma facility.
3- Attain funding resources for medical and public trauma education and awareness.
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Pursuant with Texas Administrative Code Title 25, Part 1, Subchapter G, Rule §157.123 (d)(1)(A-F):
(d) A RAC must maintain the ability to collect and report data from each hospital within the TSA to facilitate emergency preparedness and response planning for a public health disaster, public health emergency, or outbreak of communicable disease, in a manner directed by the department and consistent with Texas Health and Safety Code §§ 81.027, 81.0443, 81.0444, and 81.0445.
(1) Unless otherwise directed by the department, at least once each calendar quarter, a RAC must collect and report to the department the following data from each hospital in their TSA:
(A) general beds available and occupied;
(B) intensive care unit (ICU) beds available and occupied;
(C) emergency department visits;
(D) hospital admissions;
(E) ventilators available and in use; and
(F) hospital deaths.
This data may be accessed through the Hospital Preparedness Program webpage and found under “Weekly Reported Hospital Bed Data by TSA (XLSX)”.