In pursuit of optimal support for injured persons in Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation exists to establish accreditation standards while promoting the advancement of trauma services.

The Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation is committed to the reduction of death and disability caused by trauma and the provision of expeditious, quality health care that is evidence based.

Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation's purpose is to develop a private voluntary trauma center accreditation program to:

• develop standards for the operation of trauma centers in Pennsylvania, adopting at a minimum the current guidelines for trauma centers as defined by the American College of Surgeons,
• evaluate any Pennsylvania hospital which makes application to the Foundation to determine if the applicant hospital meets the Standards for Trauma Center Accreditation,
• conduct site survey visits by site survey teams composed of independent, qualified persons selected by the Foundation to determine if applicant hospitals meet the Standards for Trauma Center Accreditation,
• issue certificates of accreditation to those hospitals which meet the Standards for Trauma Center Accreditation, and
• establish an appeals mechanism to reconsider accreditation decisions. Other objectives of the Foundation are to:
• conduct programs of education and research and
• develop a statewide trauma registry - known as the Pennsylvania Trauma Outcome Study (PTOS).

 Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation
5070 Ritter Road, Suite 100 - Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-4879
Phone: 717.697.5512 - Fax: 717.697.5824