State Trauma Advisory Council (STAC)

The State Trauma Advisory Council was established by legislation to advise, consult with and make recommendations to the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health regarding the development, maintenance and improvement of the statewide trauma system.

Operating Procedures (PDF: 7 pages/202 KB)

Mission and Vision

Publications

2011 Annual Report (PDF: 29 pages/520 KB)

Trauma System Implementation and Recommendations: 2010 Report to the Legislature (PDF: 61 pages/1.5 MB)

2007 American College of Surgeons Consultation Visit

Meetings

2012
March 13 Agenda (PDF: 1 page/41 KB)
June 12
September 11
December 4

2013
March 19; Hampton Inn, 1000 Gramsie Rd., Shoreview.
June 4; Hampton Inn, 1000 Gramsie Rd., Shoreview.
September 24; Location TBD
December 3; Location TBD

Minutes

2012
DRAFT December 4  (PDF: 4 pages/51 KB)
September 11  (PDF: 4 pages/36 KB)
June 12  (PDF: 4 pages/38 KB)
March 13  (PDF: 3 pages/36 KB)

2011
December 6  (PDF: 4 pages/45 KB)
September 27  (PDF: 4 pages/22 KB)
June 21  (PDF: 3 pages/16 KB)
March 15  (PDF: 5 pages/21 KB)

2010
December 7  (PDF: 5 pages/29 KB)
September 14  (PDF: 4 pages/25 KB)
June 8  (PDF: 4 pages/22 KB)
March 2  (PDF: 4 pages/21 KB)

Prior years' minutes

Subcommittees

Applicant Review Committee (ARC)	Executive Committee
State Trauma Performance Improvement Committee (TPIC)	Joint Policy Committee (JPC)

Workgroups

Level III Surgeon Criteria Workgroup Final Report (PDF: 62 pages/ 926 MB)	Data Elements Work Group
Education Workgroup Final Report (PDF: 13 pages/115 KB)

Members

Allen Brown , M.D., Chair Rehabilitation Specialist Mayo Clinic, Rochester Term expires January 5, 2015	Chad Robbins, D.O., Vice chair Rural General Surgeon Glencoe Regional Health Services Term expires January 4, 2016
Kurt Martinson, M.D. Level 1 or 2 Trauma Surgeon St. Cloud Hospital Term expires January 4, 2016	Paul Satterlee, M.D.. State EMS Medical Director EMS Regulatory Board Term determined by the EMSRB
Lt. Colonel Matt Langer Commissioner of Public Safety Designee Minnesota State Patrol Term determined by the Commissioner of Public Safety	Michael Hagen Rural Hospital Administrator Riverwood Healthcare Center, Aitkin Term expires January 4, 2016
Gayle Williams, R.N. Level 3 or 4 Trauma Program Manager Ridgeview Hospital, Waconia Term expires January 4, 2016	Daniel DeSmet, EMT-P Rural EMS Attendant or Ambulance Director North Memorial Medical Transportation, Marshall Area Term expires January 5, 2015
John Hick, M.D. Emergency Medicine Physician Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis Term expires January 5, 2015	Ron Furnival, M.D. Pediatrician University of Minnesota Medical Center-Fairview, Minneapolis Term expires January 5, 2015
Peter Lindbloom, PA-C Rural Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner Mille Lacs Health System, Onamia Term expires January 4, 2016	Peter Cole, M.D. Orthopedic Surgeon Regions Hospital, St. Paul Term expires January 5, 2015
Robert Roach, M.D. Level 1 or 2 Neurosurgeon North Memorial Medical Center, Robbinsdale Term expires January 4, 2016	Carol Immermann, R.N. Level 1 or 2 Trauma Program Manager Saint Mary’s Hospital—Mayo Clinic, Rochester Term expires January 5, 2015
Mark Paulson, M.D. Level 3 or 4 Family Medicine Emergency Physician Perham Memorial Hosptial Term expires January 5, 2015