Emergency Response Network Board public meetings in 2023
4 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Emergency Response Network Board
The Louisiana Emergency Response Network Board will discuss updates to pre-hospital destination protocols for stroke and trauma, including pediatric transfer and burn guidelines. They will also review 2024 strategic goals, hear a disaster response report on the super fog event, and receive the executive director's budget report. Routine items include approval of minutes, commission ratification, and an ethics reminder.
- Approval of August 17, 2023 meeting minutes
- Commission ratification and ethics reminder
- Stroke pre-hospital destination protocol update
- Trauma pediatric transfer and pre-hospital burn guideline updates
- Disaster response report on super fog event and Southern Regional Burn Consortium
The Board approved the 2024 strategic goals and adopted new guidelines for stroke destination, wake-up stroke data, pediatric transfers, and pre-hospital burn care. The Board also ratified several regional commission appointments and resignations.
- Approved 2024 strategic goals (unanimous)
- Adopted new stroke destination protocol effective Jan 1, 2024 (unanimous)
- Approved Wake Up Stroke Data collection (unanimous)
- Adopted pediatric transfer guideline (unanimous)
- Adopted Pre-Hospital Burn Care Guideline (unanimous)
- Approved 11 regional commission appointments and 8 resignations (unanimous)
- Appointed Dr. Dan Godbee to the Research Review Committee (unanimous)
- Moved November 2024 board meeting to November 7, 2024 (unanimous)
Emergency Response Network Board
The board is meeting to review medical protocols for stroke and trauma systems. The agenda includes discussions on legislative sessions, budget updates for FY 23 and FY 24, and a vote for a Stroke Subcommittee member.
- Vote for Stroke Subcommittee member
- Review of SB 201, SB 12, and SB 207
- Stroke updates regarding ASRH demotion and attestation process
- Trauma updates on ACS State Consultation and Burn System
- FY 23 close and FY 24 budget review
The Board approved amended stroke destination protocols and rules for the temporary demotion of stroke receiving hospitals. Members also ratified several regional commission appointments and approved a 4% salary increase for the Executive Director.
- Approved amended Prehospital Stroke Destination Protocol effective Jan. 1, 2024 (Unanimous)
- Approved amended rules for temporary demotion of stroke receiving hospitals (Unanimous)
- Approved 4% pay increase for Executive Director Paige Hargrove effective Sept. 1, 2023 (Unanimous)
- Approved annual performance evaluations for the Executive Director for merit increase consideration (Unanimous)
- Approved 2024 meeting dates: Jan. 18, April 18, Aug. 15, and Nov. 14 (Unanimous)
- Elected Dr. Mauldin to the Stroke Sub-committee (Unanimous)
- Ratified 5 regional commission resignations and 7 new appointments (Unanimous)
- Approved May 18, 2023 meeting minutes (Unanimous)
Emergency Response Network Board
The board is meeting to discuss medical updates for trauma, stroke, and STEMI services. Members will vote on DIDO remediation, stroke capable off-site emergency departments, and a Region 7 Regional Commission request.
- Vote on Region 7 Regional Commission Request
- Vote on DIDO remediation
- Vote on Stroke Capable off-site ED
- Vote for Executive Committee Member
- Budget contract for Trauma Medical Director
The Board approved a three-year contract for the Trauma Medical Director and updated reporting and remediation requirements for stroke care. The Board also ratified several regional commission appointments and added a pediatric trauma representative to the Region 7 Commission.
- Approved 3-year contract for Trauma Medical Director Dr. Michael Sutherland totaling $364,500 (unanimous)
- Approved new DIDO remediation requirement for stroke patients (unanimous)
- Approved requirement for SCOED to submit the same quarterly data as ASRH (unanimous)
- Approved adding a pediatric trauma representative to the Region 7 Commission (unanimous)
- Appointed Porter Taylor, IV to the Executive Committee (unanimous)
- Ratified 6 resignations and 5 appointments to regional commissions (unanimous)
- Approved February 16, 2023 meeting minutes (unanimous)
- Approved meeting agenda (unanimous)
Emergency Response Network Board
This is a regular business meeting of the Emergency Response Network Board. The board will approve previous meeting minutes, hear reports on operations, trauma, STEMI, stroke, and data, and receive a budget status update. No major decisions or public hearings are scheduled.
- Approval of 11/17/2022 board minutes
- Executive Director report on operations and LERN move
- Trauma update and 2023 strategic goals
- STEMI update and 2023 strategic goals
- Budget status update
The Board approved several 2023 strategic goals for emergency medical systems and endorsed the Pediatric Ready Emergency Department Program. The Board also ratified several regional commission appointments and resignations.
- Approved 2023 Strategic Goals for Trauma in Louisiana (unanimous)
- Approved 2023 Strategic Goals for Stroke in Louisiana (unanimous)
- Approved 2023 Strategic Goals regarding STEMI (unanimous)
- Approved 2023 Strategic Goals regarding the Burn System (unanimous)
- Approved Strategic Priority Nos. 3 and 4 (unanimous)
- Endorsed the EMS-C Pediatric Ready Emergency Department Program (unanimous)
- Approved appointments to Region 1, 6, 7, and 9 Commissions and four resignations (unanimous)
- Approved November 17, 2022 meeting minutes (unanimous)