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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)
Trauma System Implementation and Recommendations: 2010 Report to the Legislature (PDF: 61 pages/1.5 MB)
American College of Surgeons Consultation Visit
Meetings
Meetings are held at Snelling Office Park in St. Paul from 12:30-3:30 p.m. in the Mississippi Room.
2011 Meeting Schedule
March 15
June 21
September 27
December 62012 Meeting Schedule
March 13
June 12
September 11
December 4
Minutes
2011
December 6 DRAFT (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)
Subcommittees
| Applicant Review Committee (ARC) | Executive Committee |
| State Trauma Performance Improvement Committee (TPIC) | Joint Policy Committee (JPC) |
Workgroups
| Level III Surgeon Criteria Workgroup | 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. 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 |
| Bob Dahm Commissioner of Public Safety Designee State Fire Marshal’s Office 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 |
If you have questions regarding the STAC, please contact the trauma system coordinator.
