Federal Financial Assistance for Rural Regional Trauma and Emergency Medical Services System Demonstration Project in South Central Florida

The Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services, announces the availability of funds in Fiscal Year (FY) 1995 for a grant to support the development of a rural regional Trauma and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) System in South Central Florida for a one year project period. The successful applicant will develop a plan to integrate existing rural emergency services (EMS), local community hospitals, a metropolitan tertiary care center/ level I trauma center and its medical helicopter to develop a regionalized system of care. This project is intended to serve as a model for other rural, underserved areas of the United States.