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PR.4

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	February 24, 2009

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Costa

County

Subject:

John Muir Medical Center National Trauma Report Card

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 02/24/2009

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Art Lathrop 646-4690
cc:	Jacqueline Pigg Barbara Borbon

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: February 24, 2009
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Adopt resolution commending John Muir Medical Center – Walnut Creek Campus for its outstanding performance in the Survival Measurement and Reporting Trial for Trauma study as evidenced by its high rating on the National Trauma Report Card issued by the American College of Surgeons.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No fiscal impact.

BACKGROUND:

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the nation’s lead federal agency for research on health care quality, costs, outcomes, and patient safety, recently issued its report on “Survival Measurement and Reporting Trial for Trauma (SMARTT) putting John Muir Medical Center – Walnut Creek Campus among the top trauma centers in the country based on risk-adjusted patient outcome. The SMARTT study was based on trauma outcome data submitted by trauma centers throughout the country to the American College of Surgeons’ National Trauma Databank and resulted in establishing a National Trauma Report Card rating trauma center performance.