The reduced regulations, which would likely result in more trauma centers in the state, could reduce travel time for injured patients, according to the report.
However, Linda Quick, president of the South Florida Hospital and Health Care Association, worries that allowing hospitals to open trauma centers without Department of Health review and approval would lead to an increase of centers with inadequate resources, according to the report.
The bills would affect trauma operations for at least a couple hospitals in the state. A request by Jackson Health System in Miami to open additional trauma centers was recently denied by the state (the system voluntarily stopped seeking a hearing regarding the decision in February). Also in February, Orange Park (Fla.) Medical Center was asked to cease trauma operations by the state’s Health Department after its trauma center certification was ruled invalid.
The bills are sponsored by Sen. Aaron Bean, R-Jacksonville, and Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Shalimar, according to the South Florida Business Journal report.
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