{"id":11932,"date":"2019-05-01T15:55:25","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T19:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/?page_id=11932"},"modified":"2025-11-06T14:59:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T19:59:54","slug":"trauma-system-improvement-committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/advisory-board-committees\/trauma-system-committees\/trauma-system-improvement-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"System Improvement Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>Meetings are held in conjunction with the quarterly State EMS Advisory Board meetings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h4>Committee Members:<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<table border=\"2\" width=\"125%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"29%\"><strong>Appointee <\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"22%\"><strong>Affiliation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"22%\"><strong>Committee Position<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"25%\"><strong>Email Address<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dr. Shawn Safford<\/td>\n<td>Carilion Children&#8217;s Hospital<\/td>\n<td>Chair<\/td>\n<td>sdsafford@carilionclinic.org<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Valeria Mitchell, RN*<\/td>\n<td>Sentara Norfolk General Hospital<\/td>\n<td>* Vice-Chair<br \/>\nBurn<\/td>\n<td>vdmitche@sentara.com<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dr. Ann Kuhn<\/td>\n<td>Children&#8217;s Hospital of the King&#8217;s Daughters<\/td>\n<td>Peds<\/td>\n<td>marcia.kuhn@chkd.org<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>NTC<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Citizen<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Maureen McCusker<\/td>\n<td>Virginia Tech<\/td>\n<td>Epidemiologist<\/td>\n<td>mem66@vt.edu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Michelle Pomphrey, RN<\/td>\n<td>UVA Health System<\/td>\n<td>Registrar<\/td>\n<td>mld6e@virginia.edu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Robin Pearce, RN<\/td>\n<td>Henrico Doctors&#8217; Hospital &#8211; Forest<\/td>\n<td>PI Coordinator<\/td>\n<td>robin.pearce@hcahealthcare.com<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Greg Neiman<\/td>\n<td>VCU Medical Center<\/td>\n<td>Education<\/td>\n<td>gregory.neiman@vcuhealth.org<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Anna Newcomb<\/td>\n<td>Inova Fairfax Hospital<\/td>\n<td>Research<\/td>\n<td>anna.newcomb@inova.org<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sarah Beth Dinwiddie, RN<\/td>\n<td>Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital<\/td>\n<td>Member &#8211; IVP<\/td>\n<td>sehelms@carilionclinic.org<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sherry Stanley, RN<\/td>\n<td>Carilion New River Valley Medical Center<\/td>\n<td>Member &#8211; PHC<\/td>\n<td>sgmosteller@carilionclinic.org<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Member &#8211; ACC<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Anne McDonnell<\/td>\n<td>Brain Injury Assn. of VA<\/td>\n<td>Member &#8211; PAC<\/td>\n<td>anne@biav.net<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Member &#8211; EPR<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4>Meeting Agenda\/Minutes:<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.virginia.gov\/L\/ViewMeeting.cfm?MeetingID=41217\">February 6, 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.virginia.gov\/L\/ViewMeeting.cfm?MeetingID=41384\">May 1, 2025<\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>Cancelled<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.virginia.gov\/L\/ViewMeeting.cfm?MeetingID=41923\">July 31, 2025<\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>Cancelled<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.virginia.gov\/L\/ViewMeeting.cfm?MeetingID=39351\">February 1, 2024<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.virginia.gov\/L\/ViewMeeting.cfm?MeetingID=39603\">May 2, 2024<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.virginia.gov\/L\/ViewMeeting.cfm?MeetingID=40173\">August 1, 2024<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.virginia.gov\/L\/ViewMeeting.cfm?MeetingID=40365\">November 14, 2024<\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>Cancelled<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meetings are held in conjunction with the quarterly State EMS Advisory Board meetings. 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