Serving the Texas Trauma & Emergency Health Care Community
SERVICES
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.
COVID-19 and TETAF Surveys
As TETAF continues to monitor COVID-19, the needs of our hospital partners and surveyors are our top priority. TETAF and Texas Perinatal Services restarted surveys the first week of May on a case-by-case basis. TETAF will be in contact with hospital teams to determine their desires to move forward with the survey or postpone. Originally assigned surveyors may be replaced based on the surveyor availability.
Surveyors will follow and maintain all requested infection control practices and hospital preferred processes. Agenda changes will occur to limit participants during portions of the survey process. We would like to continue to emphasize that as our surveyors maintain an intensified focus on infection control, we ask that our hospital partners disclose their current situations to ensure all parties involved make an informed decision.
TETAF and Texas Perinatal Services welcome you to contact us personally to discuss your concerns.
Kathy Clayton - Survey Coordinator kclayton@tetaf.org
Additionally, if you are not already receiving updates from TETAF, scroll down to the bottom of this page and sign up in the Keep Me Informed section.
COVID-19 Updates
TETAF News Updates
Next Meeting of the TETAF Board of Directors
The next quarterly meeting of the TETAF Board of Directors will be Tuesday, August 18 at 4:00 p.m.
DSHS Releases Timeline for Trauma Rule Revisions
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has released a timeline for the trauma rule revisions. View the timeline here.
Visit the Office of EMS-Trauma Systems website for additional information regarding trauma rules and stroke rules.
Texas Perinatal Services Program Now Scheduling Maternal Care Surveys – Save $500!
TETAF's Texas Perinatal Services Program, an approved surveying entity by the Texas Department of State Health Services, is now taking requests for both NICU and maternal care surveys.
We have a large team of surveyors available and will work with your facility to accommodate your preferred dates.
In addition to our already low, nonprofit pricing, hospitals booking their first maternal care survey may be eligible for a $500 discount. Contact TETAF for details.
Upcoming TOPIC Courses
Trauma Outcomes and Performance Improvement Course
Interested in attending TOPIC? The next scheduled courses in Texas will be held on July 9 in Arlington, August 19 in Austin, September 3 in Arlington, and November 21 during the Texas EMS Conference.
For more details and to register, click here.
Download the Latest Impact Report
TETAF has released the 2018-2019 Impact Report, detailing the actions and accomplishments of the foundation over the past few years.
Download the full report for an update on service lines, educational outreach, advocacy and financials.
News Briefs
Six Leaders Elected to TETAF Board of Directors
TETAF welcomes three new individuals and three returning members to the TETAF Board of Directors after an election held by the General Assembly. The General Assembly is comprised of two…
Read More »Affidavit Needed for Emergency Health Care Run Data
The Office of EMS Trauma Systems is asking EMS providers to submit an affidavit to attest that a good faith effort was made to submit calendar year (CY) 2018 emergency…
Read More »Certification Extensions
The American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS COT) strongly encourages Advanced Trauma Life Support® (ATLS) sites to cancel courses planned in the near future.
ACS COT issues the following guidance in this document.
For more information, please contact ATLS@facs.org.
The Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) has granted expiration extensions for providers whose certifications expire from March 2020 through July 2020. The new expiration date for those providers is August 31, 2020.
For more information, please visit ena.org.
Program Spotlight
TETAF supports the "Stop the Bleed" national campaign and encourages all trauma and emergency healthcare leaders to utilize these free resources:
“[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.”