Serving the Texas Trauma & Emergency Health Care Community
SURVEYS
TETAF has an outstanding team of credentialed surveyors trained to provide trauma, stroke, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), and maternal care designation surveys throughout Texas.
EDUCATION
TETAF offers a variety of educational opportunities throughout the year and is an approved provider of continuing nursing education and
EMS continuing education.
ADVOCACY
TETAF provides testimony, advises lawmakers and actively pursues legislation to provide the best trauma and emergency health care
for all Texans.
TETAF Survey Update
TETAF believes on-site surveys are optimal to ensure compliance with the standards of care set forth in the Texas Administrative Code (TAC). Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, TETAF has implemented safety precautions to protect surveyors and hospital teams. TETAF always works with each of our hospital partner’s needs and can customize our on-site survey processes to adapt to the unique circumstances for that hospital during this time.
TETAF and our surveyors’ top priority is ensuring healthcare quality in our hospitals.
TETAF News Updates
REGISTER NOW: TETAF Hospital Data Management Course
The TETAF Hospital Data Management Course will be virtual on November 1-2, 2021. Participants who complete the full course and evaluation will be awarded 12.3 contact hours.
TETAF Board of Directors Quarterly Meeting
The next quarterly meeting of the TETAF Board of Directors will be held December 16, 2021 in San Antonio, Texas. More details will be shared soon.
Next Meeting of the Texas TQIP Collaborative
The next meeting of the Texas Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP) will be held virtually.
To attend the meeting, please email TexasTQIP@tetaf.org. This meeting is open to all Level I, II, and III trauma centers as long as a signed confidentially statement is on file.
2021 Texas TQIP Meetings
November 19, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. Central, 9:00 a.m. Mountain
Program Spotlight
A person who is bleeding can die from blood loss in as little as 5 minutes. Therefore, bystander intervention can be crucial to saving a life.
TETAF supports Stop the Bleed nationally and in Texas. TETAF encourages all trauma and emergency healthcare leaders to utilize these free resources.
Upcoming TOPIC Courses
Trauma Outcomes and Performance Improvement Course
Interested in attending TOPIC?
For more details and to register, click here.
“[Our surveyor] was easy to talk to and was very knowledgeable about trauma care. He was willing to answer my questions by helping me to develop some new ideas to improve care to the patient and proactive involvement with our trauma program."
CHI St. Luke's Health-Memorial
“Everyone at TETAF was super helpful. I was able to reach out at any time I needed help or had questions throughout the whole survey process, including survey days. This made for a more comfortable survey. Thank you all."
Baylor Scott & White Taylor Hospital
“This was my first survey and I feel like I gained a vast amount of knowledge from [our surveyor], thank you."
Memorial Hermann Greater Heights
“Everyone was professional and caring. Any question I had was answered in a timely manner."
Hardeman County Memorial Hospital
“[Our surveyor] gave great feedback during the survey, explaining his thought processes. We liked the strengths and recommendations. It is nice to hear what we are doing good while making recommendations on things we can improve."
Valley Regional Medical Center
“We had a great team of surveyors. In a short time, I got a sense they really understood who we are as an organization.”
El Paso Children's Hospital
“[Our surveyors] did a great job and were very thorough. We had no potential deficiencies!”