Health Resources and Services Administration Trauma-EMS Systems Program
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) convened a group titled The Health Resources and Services Administration Trauma-EMS Systems Program Stakeholders Group with the intent of providing a national voice concerning Trauma Systems issues. It was formed in response to an interest by legislative leaders to better understand Trauma systems and an interest in understanding how they interface with bioterrorism efforts. The Society of Trauma Nurses was invited to participate in this group.

The mission statement adopted by the group is: "The National Trauma Stakeholders Group (NTSG) is a collaborative and consensus based forum for formally and informally providing vision, guidance and technical assistance to the Federal Trauma -EMS Program. The NTSG will make recommendations concerning the most effective ways of improving the entire continuum of the Trauma System within the framework of the public health model and consistent with the Trauma Systems Agenda for the Future".

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