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Exempt Full-Time Position Summary This is a full-time position with the Texas EMS, Trauma & Acute Care Foundation (TETAF), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Austin, Texas. TETAF supports development of the state trauma and emergency health care system by providing verification surveys for trauma, stroke, neonatal intensive care units, and maternal care facilities. TETAF also provides legislative advocacy on…

The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) released the Texas Designation Survey Guidelines to establish a standardized structure and process for designation surveys in Texas. The guidelines provide elements on planning and conducting surveys for facilities and surveyors. The guidelines go into effect on January 1, 2024. UPDATE (August 16, 2023): The Texas Department of State…

Join us on September 28 at 11:00 a.m. CDT for our next Texas Quality Care Forum. TETAF Board of Directors member, Diana Grimm-Mapp, RN, BSN, CEN, TCRN will present, “Untying the Process of Loop Closure.” TETAF and its perinatal division, Texas Perinatal Services welcomes trauma, stroke, maternal, neonatal, acute care, and EMS professionals to join us…

The Texas EMS, Trauma & Acute Care Foundation (TETAF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jessica Ehrig, MD, FACOG to the TETAF Board of Directors. Dr. Ehrig will fulfill the remainder of a term of an open seat on the board. Dr. Ehrig is the maternal medical director, maternal transport director, OB quality officer,…

TETAF has released the 2022 TETAF Annual Report that showcases highlights and accomplishments during the past year. The report can be viewed on the TETAF publications page.

During the December 8 TETAF General Assembly meeting, six nominees were elected to the 2023 TETAF Board of Directors with terms that will expire in 2025. The General Assembly voted from the slate of 13 nominees with the six highest votes elected to serve on the TETAF Board of Directors.The individuals elected today to the TETAF Board of Directors are: Ernest Gonzalez, MD, FACS Wanda Helgesen, RN, MSN…

TETAF is pleased to announce the search for a survey services senior director concludes with the hiring of Terri Rowden, BSN, RN, TCRN. Terri will manage the trauma and stroke service line operations for TETAF, and provide expertise and collaboration to ensure quality is maintained in all TETAF and Texas Perinatal Services service lines.Terri is a familiar face to many with…

After 14 years with the Texas EMS, Trauma & Acute Care Foundation (TETAF), Brenda Putz is retiring from her role as vice president of operations. Brenda has been with TETAF since its beginning. Her last day with TETAF will be August 31, 2022. Brenda brings strength, expertise, and dedication to our organization that has been…

The new American College of Surgeons’ (ACS) guidelines provide a practical guide for the evaluation and management of an adult patient with a spinal injury, including both spinal column fracture and spinal cord injury (SCI). These guidelines are an indispensable resource for trauma centers in developing and updating protocols for the management of patients with spine…

The Texas Trauma Coordinators Forum (TTCF) held its General Assembly meeting on February 8 in Austin. During the meeting, TETAF Board of Directors member, Rhonda Manor-Coombes, BSN, RN, TCRN, provided a presentation to members as the director-at-large for TTCF. TETAF trauma surveyor, Terri Rowden, BSN, RN, TCRN, provided a CEU opportunity with the TETAF Trauma…