Trauma Advisory Committee

The Trauma Advisory Committee (TAC) strives for quality patient outcomes through accountable and objective performance improvement activities. This is a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary, evidence-based process that promotes the monitoring and evaluation of the trauma system. Performance improvement is an essential component of any trauma system and establishes a mechanism to determine whether medical care rendered to patients of the trauma system meets and or exceeds local and national standards.

Committee Membership includes:

Voting Members

1. Trauma Medical Directors
   1. Doctors Medical Center
   2. Memorial Medical Center
   3. Children’s Hospital of Central California
2. Trauma Coordinators
   1. Doctors Medical Center
   2. Memorial Medical Center
   3. Children’s Hospital of Central California
3. Emergency Department Medical Directors
   1. Doctors Medical Center
   2. Memorial Medical Center
   3. Emanuel Medical Center
   4. Mercy Medical Center, Merced
   5. Oak Valley District Hospital
   6. Kaiser Permanente, Modesto
4. Trauma Center Surgical Representatives
   1. Orthopedics
   2. Neurosurgery
5. Air-Ambulance Medical Directors
   1. Air-Methods
   2. PHI
6. Forensic Pathologist

Non-Voting Members

1. Trauma Center Emergency Department Nurse Managers
   1. Doctors Medical Center
   2. Memorial Medical Center
2. Base Hospital Liaison Nurses
   1. Doctors Medical Center
   2. Memorial Medical Center
   3. Mercy Hospital Medical Center, Merced
   4. Oak Valley District Hospital
   5. Emanuel Medical Center
   6. Kaiser Permanente, Modesto
3.  Pre-Hospital Representation
   1. Ground Ambulance Representative (appointed by MVEMSA)
   2. Air Ambulance Representative (2)
4.  EMS Agency Medical Director and Trauma Coordinator
   1. Mountain-Valley EMS Agency
   2. Merced County EMS Agency
   3. San Joaquin EMS Agency
   4. Tuolumne EMS Agency
5. Trauma Center Administration Representative
   1. Doctors Medical Center
   2. Memorial Medical Center
6. Trauma Department Physician Assistants/Nurse Practitioners/ Trauma Department Nurse (2)

Trauma Audit Committee meetings are restricted to official members only.