{"id":5202,"date":"2017-01-12T19:10:40","date_gmt":"2017-01-12T19:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/?page_id=5202"},"modified":"2026-07-19T09:48:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T13:48:31","slug":"trauma-system-plan-task-force","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/trauma-system-plan-task-force\/","title":{"rendered":"Trauma System Plan Task Force"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-5202\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-5202-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-5202-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5202-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"205\"><strong>Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"380\"><strong>Organization \/ Agency Represented<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"293\"><strong>Email Address<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"205\">Michel Aboutanos, Chair<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"380\">Trauma System Oversight &amp; Management Committee<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"293\">michel.aboutanos@vcuhealth.org<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"205\">Emory Altizer<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"380\">Lewis Gale Hospital \u2013 Montgomery<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"293\">emory.altizer@hcahealthcare.com<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"205\">Sid Bingley<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"380\">Carilion \/ Blacksburg Rescue<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"293\">sidbingley@blacksburgrescue.org<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"205\">J. Forrest Calland<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"380\">American College of Surgeons<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"293\">calland@virginia.edu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"205\">Gary Critzer<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"380\">State EMS Advisory Board \u2013 Central Shenandoah EMS Council<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"293\">critzergp@ci.waynesboro.va.us<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"205\">Michael Feldman<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"380\">Virginia Commonwealth University<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"293\">Michael.feldman@vcuhealth.org<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"205\">Maggie Griffen<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"380\">Inova Fairfax Trauma Center<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"293\">margaret.griffen@inova.org<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"205\">Scott Hickey<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"380\">Virginia College of Emergency Physicians \/ American College of Emergency Physicians<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"293\">kshickey@gmail.com<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"205\">Vacant<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"380\">Medical Direction Committee<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"293\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"205\">Lou Ann Miller<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"380\">Riverside Regional Medical Center<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"293\">louann.miller@rivhs.com<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"205\">Valeria Mitchell<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"380\">Sentara Norfolk General<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"293\">vdmitche@sentara.com<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"205\">Morris Reece<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"380\">Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"293\">mreece@vaems.org<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"205\">Tom Ryan<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"380\">Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"293\">tryan@vhha.com<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"205\">Shawn Safford<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"380\">Carilion Children\u2019s Hospital<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"293\">sdsafford@carilionclinic.org<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"205\">R. Macon Sizemore<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"380\">Virginia Commonwealth University Health<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"293\">macon.sizemore@vcuhealth.org<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"205\">Keith Stephenson<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"380\">Carilion New River Valley<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"293\">krstephenson@carilionclinic.org<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"205\">Andi Wright<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"380\">Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"293\">awright@carilion.com<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"205\">Anne Zehner<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"380\">Virginia Department of Health \u2013 Office of Family Health Services<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 205px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"293\">anne.zehner@vdh.virginia.gov<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">Meeting Minutes<\/h3>\n<p><strong>2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>December 7, 2017<\/p>\n<p>September\u00a07, 2017<\/p>\n<p>June 1, 2017<\/p>\n<p>March 2, 2017<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>February 11, 2016<\/p>\n<p>March 3, 2016<\/p>\n<p>June 2, 2016<\/p>\n<p>September 1, 2016<\/p>\n<p>December 1, 2016<\/p>\n<p><strong>Work Groups:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Administrative<\/p>\n<p>Pre-Hospital<\/p>\n<p>Rehabilitation<\/p>\n<p>Injury Prevention<\/p>\n<p>Acute Definitive Care<\/p>\n<p>Data\/Education\/Research\/System Evaluation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Name Organization \/ Agency Represented Email Address Michel Aboutanos, Chair Trauma System Oversight &amp; Management Committee michel.aboutanos@vcuhealth.org Emory Altizer Lewis Gale Hospital \u2013 Montgomery emory.altizer@hcahealthcare.com Sid Bingley Carilion \/ Blacksburg [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":599,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5202","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Trauma System Plan Task Force - Emergency Medical Services<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/trauma-system-plan-task-force\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Trauma System Plan Task Force - Emergency Medical Services\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Name Organization \/ Agency Represented Email Address Michel Aboutanos, Chair Trauma System Oversight &amp; 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