Baystate Medical Center Trauma, Emergency Surgery & Surgical Critical Care. The Only Level I trauma center in Western Mass. Tweets not BMC’s or UMass’ views

Springfield, MA
Joined July 2018
Baystate Trauma at the @ThunderbirdsAHL game. Come learn about Injury Prevention!
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We would like to express our gratitude to all the members of our team for their exceptional contributions!
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The process of performance improvement involves identifying trauma patients who arrive to our facility and assessing/enhancing the multidisciplinary process of care. We extend our gratitude to our PI team for their invaluable contributions.
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The APP team is made up of two nurse practitioners and two physician assistants, who bring diverse perspectives and ensure continuity of care!
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Our faculty is comprised of 8 exceptional Trauma Attendings , each with remarkable expertise, and bringing their distinct viewpoints to enhance patient care!
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Happy Trauma Awareness Month! We would like to take this chance to introduce the Baystate Trauma Team and share the latest initiatives of our service. Daily posts throughout May, so stay tuned!
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Dr. Kristina Kramer and Dr. Tovy Kamine were inducted this week as Fellows of the American College of Surgeons @AmCollSurgeons @Baystate_Health
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Dr. Tovy Kamine, MD, FACS, published Feasibility and Acceptance of a Tele-Trauma Surgery Consult Service to Rural and Community Hospitals: A Pilot Study in @acsJACS showing that unnecessary transfers and ED visits can be avoided with a tele-trauma consultation service.
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New Today: To address over-transfer of #Trauma patients, trauma centers may prevent unnecessary transfer, hospital stay, and ED visits using a tele-trauma consultation service. ow.ly/ujNy50L9ogb @BaystateTrauma @Baystate_Health #RuralSurgery
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Trauma Jeopardy was presented at the ENA national conference in Denver, Co. Congratulations to our incredible Trauma and ER nurses. @Baystate_Health @BaystateEM #MedTwitter #medicine
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Baystate Trauma Medical Director Dr. Alouidor MD, FACS Vice Chair, MA COT educated EMS at the LifeStar 3 base in Westfield, MA on prehospital surgical airway management
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Dr. Tovy Kamine, MD, FACS published Optimal Timing of Cholecystectomy for Acute Cholecystitis: A Retrospective Cohort Study, showing that cholecystectomy in less than 24 hours for Acute Cholecystitis was associated with less cost, shorter hospital stay, and fewer complications.
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