FAYETTEVILLE – State EMS officials have given Cape Fear Valley Health approval to operate as a Level-III Trauma Center for parts of southeastern North Carolina.
The N.C. Department of Health and Human Service's Office of Emergency Medical Services granted the approval on Sept. 1. The program's launch will eventually lead to an official Trauma Program designation for Cape Fear Valley, which is expected within a year.
In its approval letter, state EMS officials recommend that regional EMS providers include Cape Fear Valley's new trauma center as a treatment destination for critically injured patients.
Cape Fear Valley's Trauma Center program will serve patients from Cumberland, Sampson, Bladen, Hoke and Harnett counties.
Trauma injuries require advanced medical care as soon as possible. EMS workers are instructed to take trauma patients to the nearest hospital that can adequately treat their injuries. This often means diverting patients from local hospitals to a dedicated trauma center.
Level-III trauma centers are defined as facilities that have emergency resuscitation, surgery and intensive care capabilities for most trauma patients, but do not have full availability of specialists. Cape Fear Valley currently has six surgeons on its trauma panel, allowing for full, 24-hour coverage.
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- Cape Fear Valley is a 765-bed regional health system serving a six-county region of Southeastern North Carolina, with more than 935,000 patients annually. A private not-for-profit organization and the state’s 9th largest health system, it includes Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital, Cape Fear Valley Rehabilitation Center and Bladen County Hospital.
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Friday, January 28, 2011
Cape Fear Valley Appoints Dedicated Trauma Director
FAYETTEVILLE – Stephen Flaherty, M.D., has been appointed Cape Fear Valley Health System's first dedicated Trauma Medical Director.
Dr. Flaherty, a Norwell, Mass. native, has more than 22 years of medical experience in the military. He previously served as Chief of Trauma at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Prior to that, he served as Chief of Surgery and Trauma Director at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany.
He has also served as Chief of Surgery at Womack Army Medical Center at Fort Bragg and Chief of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. He recently retired from the U.S. Army as a colonel.
Dr. Flaherty received his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Mass. He completed his residency at Eisenhower Army Medical Center in Augusta, Ga., and a fellowship in Trauma/ Surgical Critical Care at Boston University Medical Center in Boston, Mass.
He is certified by the American Board of Surgery with added qualifications in Surgical Critical Care.
At Cape Fear Valley, his new duties are focused on developing the hospital into a state-designated trauma center and providing trauma and surgical critical care services. A trauma center provides comprehensive medical care to patients suffering traumatic injuries.
Due to costs and specialty requirements, many areas do not have a local trauma center and must transport patients to hospitals away from their home. The nearest trauma centers to Fayetteville are currently in Raleigh and Wilmington.
Dr. Flaherty, a Norwell, Mass. native, has more than 22 years of medical experience in the military. He previously served as Chief of Trauma at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Prior to that, he served as Chief of Surgery and Trauma Director at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany.
He has also served as Chief of Surgery at Womack Army Medical Center at Fort Bragg and Chief of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. He recently retired from the U.S. Army as a colonel.
Dr. Flaherty received his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Mass. He completed his residency at Eisenhower Army Medical Center in Augusta, Ga., and a fellowship in Trauma/ Surgical Critical Care at Boston University Medical Center in Boston, Mass.
He is certified by the American Board of Surgery with added qualifications in Surgical Critical Care.
At Cape Fear Valley, his new duties are focused on developing the hospital into a state-designated trauma center and providing trauma and surgical critical care services. A trauma center provides comprehensive medical care to patients suffering traumatic injuries.
Due to costs and specialty requirements, many areas do not have a local trauma center and must transport patients to hospitals away from their home. The nearest trauma centers to Fayetteville are currently in Raleigh and Wilmington.
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