Trauma Professionals Plead for More Funding
Medical professionals appealed to the Legislature on Tuesday for additional money for state trauma services.
At a Capitol press conference held by the Coalition to Protect Trauma Care, a partnership of medical groups, Dr. Brian Eastridge, a trauma surgeon from San Antonio, said the state's financing for trauma services is “drastically, woefully undersupported."
The group asked legislators to use some of the $424.8 million in the Designated Trauma Facility and EMS Account to fund trauma care. Last session, legislators allocated just $59 million to the state's 265 trauma centers.
“We need the state of Texas to look ...
Comments (3)
Rudy Gonzales
Typical TEA-quest-traitor action by Austin lawmakers to shut down a program which was set up and was working. All the $424.8 million dollars should stay in medical services account for trauma services instead of mobility funding to be jury-rigged by Rick Perry or the state legislature. The 77% set aside for hospital and surgical procedures must be kept in medical services. This program works and should be maintained. i stand with Dr. Brian Eastridge in voicing my opinion!
j. davis
IMHO, the program never had any connection with reality and was a pig in a poke that the legislature was gulible enough to enact. If the legislature really cared about providing adequate financing for trauma services, the money would be appropriated to fund those services. A program that results in approximately 10% of Texans driving while their license is suspended for nonpayment of driver's license surcharges while the collection rate for those charges is abysmal is by any standard not a success.
Rudy Gonzales
Typical TEA-quest-traitor action by Austin lawmakers to shut down a program which was set up and was working. All the $424.8 million dollars should stay in medical services account for trauma services instead of mobility funding to be jury-rigged by Rick Perry or the state legislature. The 77% set aside for hospital and surgical procedures must be kept in medical services. This program works and should be maintained. Texas Senator Jane Nelson(T), author of SB7 is moving to counter the effects of non-compliance with the PPACA(Health Care Act) in implementing increased monies and services for those on Medicaid! HEY Jane! It's going to be hard to make up the grand difference as Perry will throw all seniors and disabled under the ambulances as they drive by! And sequestration will do even more harm! Wake up Texas! We need to oust the combative and confrontational TEA-quest-traitors in Austin. Jealousy is a symptom of inferiority and Rick Perry and the rest of the TEA-quest-traitors are all jealous of Obama's saving the economy! No one knows who's on first! "Sweep your state Capital CLEAN....in 2014" "Sweep the House CLEAN....in 2014" "Sweep the Senate CLEAN....in 2014"