The Regional Trauma-Patient Care Statewide System Task Force was by Executive Order 2003-6 by Governor Mike Foster.

The duties of the task force as outlined in the order are to include, but are not limited to, the following:

A. Evaluating the current level of trauma-patient care in existence in the various regions of the state of Louisiana;

B. Evaluating the feasibility and benefits of creating a regional trauma-patient care system throughout the state of Louisiana, and/or
creating a joint regional trauma-patient care/homeland security network system;

C. Developing and recommending a comprehensive statewide plan for a regional trauma-patient care system throughout the state of Louisiana that is compatible and/or interfaced with the state of Louisiana's Homeland Security network, and

D. Identifying funding sources and/or innovative financing alternatives to adequately fund regional trauma-patient care as described in the statewide plan.

Trauma Task Force Regional Meetings

Date	Region	Host Site	Time
October 27	Lake Charles	Christus St. Patrick Hospital of Lake Charles	7:00-9:00pm
October 29	Lafayette	Lafayette General Medical Center	7:00-9:00pm
October 30	New Orleans	Medical Center of LA at New Orleans/University	7:00-9:00pm
November 3	Monroe	St. Francis Medical Center	7:00-9:00pm
November 4	Alexandria	Christus St. Francis Cabrini Hospital	7:00-9:00pm
November 5	Shreveport	LSU Health Sciences Center, Shreveport	7:00-9:00pm
November 17	Covington	St Tammany Parish Hospital	7:00-9:00pm
November 19	Baton Rouge	Our Lady of the Lake RMC	7:00-9:00pm
November 20	Houma	Terrebonne General Medical Center	7:00-9:00pm

For more information email laacs@laacs.org.