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"Trauma centers across
this state are on the front lines of emergency care. The $14 million
collected from traffic fines and drunk driving convictions will help
ensure trauma centers are well-prepared to meet the needs of the
victims of car accidents and other traumatic incidents," Blagojevich
said.
The Illinois Department of Public Health and the Department of
Healthcare and Family Services distributed $14 million in total to
more than 100 trauma centers around the state. The money generated
by traffic fines, convictions and orders is deposited into the
Trauma Center Fund, and each department awards the trauma centers in
different ways. The Department of Public Health awards about half of
the receipts to hospital trauma centers in the geographic region
where the traffic violation occurred. The amount each hospital
receives from the regional share is based on the total number of
trauma patients for whom the hospital provides care. The Department
of Healthcare and Family Services distributes funding according to
the number of Medicaid-covered trauma patients cared for by a
hospital, and the department also receives federal Medicaid matching
funds.
"In times of critical need, Illinoisans rely on trauma centers
and their expert staff and medical teams that can provide assistance
under very difficult situations," said Barry Maram, director of the
Department of Healthcare and Family Services. "With federal matching
funds we are able to almost double the amount of funding to
hospitals and medical centers who care for Medicaid patients."
"The state's trauma centers provide the most critical care for
patients in often life-or-death situations and can be costly to
maintain the level of care needed to tend to seriously injured
citizens," said Dr. Eric E. Whitaker, state public health director.
"It is our hope that these funds can give the facility a financial
boost that can make a difference."
To be eligible for the funds, a hospital must be designated as a
Level I or Level II trauma center by the Department of Public
Health. A Level I trauma center has trauma surgeons in-house 24
hours a day and offers other surgical specialties. A Level II trauma
center has trauma surgeons available to respond to the hospital
within 30 minutes, and other surgical specialties are made available
by transfer agreements with other facilities.
Blessing Hospital in Quincy has been a Level II trauma center
since 1998 and received nearly $62,000 from the trauma center fund
payout this fiscal year.
"The revenue we receive from the trauma fund has been beneficial
in several areas," said Kathy Muder, director of emergency medical
services at Blessing Hospital. "We use these monies for meeting
requirements such as a designated medical director for trauma and a
trauma coordinator. It also provides education and transportation
funding to assist the medical director and trauma coordinator, as
well as other trauma-related personnel and physicians, to remain
updated on current practice and rules."
Since fiscal 1994, the Department of Public Health has
distributed approximately $42.7 million and the Department of
Healthcare and Family Services has distributed approximately $84.2
million to the state's trauma centers from the Trauma Center Fund.
The following are the hospitals and the amount of funding each
received from the Department of Public Health and Department of
Healthcare and Family Services in fiscal 2005:
From the Department of Public Health
- Alexian Brothers Medical Center, Elk Grove Village,
$46,812.31
- Blessing Hospital, Quincy, $61,271.61
- Brokaw/Mennonite Hospitals, Normal, $66,075.14
- Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, $193,930.67
- Central DuPage Hospital, Winfield, $47,659.47
- Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, $19,322.18
- Christ Hospital, Oak Lawn, $279,652.13
- Condell Medical Center, Libertyville, $89,635.14
- Cook County Hospital, Chicago, $162,581.63
- Cook County Hospital-Pediatric, Chicago, $22,231.57
- Delnor-Community Hospital, Geneva, $48,104.11
- Edward Hospital Association, Naperville, $54,056.00
- Elmhurst Memorial Hospital, Elmhurst, $68,730.58
- Evanston Northwestern Health, Evanston, $62,024.81
- Galesburg Cottage Hospital, Galesburg, $21,321.92
- Glenbrook Hospital/Evanston NW Health, Glenview, $60,519.18
- GlenOaks Hospital, Glendale Heights, $8,343.02
- Good Samaritan Hospital, Downers Grove, $98,274.61
- Good Shepherd Hospital, Barrington, $45,474.70
- Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, Melrose Park, $28,871.25
- Highland Park Hospital, Highland Park, $37,697.53
- Hinsdale Hospital, Hinsdale, $15,499.29
- Illini Hospital, Silvis, $25,513.71
- Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, $96,407.01
- La Grange Memorial Hospital, LaGrange, $31,858.21
- Lake Forest Hospital, Lake Forest, $15,798.56
- Loyola University, Maywood, $286,363.79
- Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, $272,802.76
- MacNeal Memorial Hospital, Berwyn, $38,179.56
- Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, $152,956.77
- Memorial Medical Center, Woodstock, $32,871.48
- Mercy Center for Health Care, Aurora, $31,444.01
- Methodist Medical Center, Peoria, $55,764.22
- Morris Hospital, Morris, $17,350.21
- Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center, Chicago, $137,425.38
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- Northern Illinois Medical Center, McHenry, $55,396.81
- Northwest Community Hospital, Arlington Heights, $39,417.18
- Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, $81,616.40
- Passavant Hospital, Jacksonville, $3,273.80
- Riverside Medical Center, Kankakee, $22,459.79
- Rockford Memorial Hospital, Rockford, $141,083.38
- Rush North Shore Medical Center, Skokie, $39,028.52
- Rush-Copley Medical Center, Aurora, $26,114.70
- Sherman Hospital, Elgin, $39,275.37
- Silver Cross Hospital, Joliet, $58,322.77
- St. Alexius Medical Center/Hoffman Estates Medical, Hoffman
Estates, $36,691.26
- St. Anthony's Medical Center, Rockford, $150,357.48
- St. Francis Hospital, Evanston, $115,830.68
- St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, $314,774.97
- St. James Hospital & Health Center, Olympia Fields,
$84,091.11
- St. John's Hospital, Springfield, $40,892.79
- St. Joseph Hospital, Elgin, $27,088.10
- St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington, $48,512.80
- St. Joseph Medical Center, Joliet, $74,669.73
- St. Mary's Hospital, East St. Louis, $539,516.58
- St. Mary's Hospital, Kankakee, $30,224.86
- St. Mary's Medical Center, Galesburg, $37,405.66
- St. Therese Medical Center, Waukegan, $42,500.28
- Swedish American Hospital Association, Rockford, $46,477.62
- Trinity Medical Center, Rock Island, $81,997.07
- University of Chicago Hospital, Chicago, $26,675.11
From the Department of Healthcare and Family
Services
- Advocate Northside, $664,842.41
- Alexian Brothers Medical Center, $22,586.31
- Blessing Hospital, Quincy, $95,391.10
- BroMenn Healthcare, $53,942.84
- Carle Foundation Hospital, $287,645.04
- Central DuPage Hospital, $43,712.91
- Childrens Hospital of Illinois, $154,253.68
- Childrens Memorial Hospital, $315,415.39
- Christ Hospital & Medical Center, $616,738.37
- Condell Medicall Center, $38,264.56
- Copley Memorial Hospital, $32,551.92
- Delnor-Community Hospital, $18,069.06
- Edward Hospital Association, $33,080.52
- Elmhurst Memorial Hospital, $47,563.40
- Evanston Hospital, $74,402.67
- Foster G. McGaw of Loyola University, $193,185.03
- Galesburg Cottage Hospital, $13,551.79
- GlenOaks Hospital, $38,528.88
- Good Samaritan Hospital-DG, $90,207.06
- Good Shepherd Hospital, $13,816.09
- Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, $35,873.78
- Hinsdale Hospital, $24,046.02
- Holy Family Hospital, $11,953.92
- Hope Children's Hospital, $402,312.63
- Illini Hospital, $42,115.05
- J.H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, $791,463.91
- Kenneth Hall, $71,345.10
- La Grange Memorial Hospital, $25,908.17
- Lake Forest Hospital, $1,195.39
- Lutheran General Children's Hospital, $160,368.80
- Lutheran General Hospital, $223,874.78
- MacNeal Memorial Hospital Association, $83,701.50
- Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, $145,195.08
- Memorial Medical Center, Woodstock, $35,873.78
- Memorial Medical Center Children's Hospital, $8,367.74
- Methodist Medical Center, $50,620.98
- Morris Hospital, $8,103.43
- Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center, $753,980.24
- Northern Illinois Medical Center, $40,655.35
- Northwest Community Hospital, $59,655.48
- Northwestern Memorial Hospital, $239,012.39
- Passavant Area Hospital, $13,551.79
- Passavant Children's Hospital, $4,517.25
- Provena Mercy Center, $40,919.66
- Provena St. Joseph Hospital, Elgin, $22,850.63
- Provena St. Joseph Medical Center, Joliet, $104,425.63
- Provena St. Mary's Hospital, Kankakee, $55,666.83
- Provena St. Therese Medical Center, Waukegan, $65,575.40
- Riverside Medical Center, $77,988.84
- Rockford Memorial Hospital, $266,920.91
- Ronald McDonalds Children's Hospital, $123,161.45
- Rush North Shore Medical Center, $66,299.22
- Sherman Hospital, $53,678.52
- Silver Cross Hospital, $90,345.24
- Sinai Children's Hospital, $301,587.27
- St. Alexis Medical Center, $81,046.40
- St. Anthony's, Rockford, $114,919.86
- St. Francis Hospital, Evanston, $143,885.60
- St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, $340,921.10
- St. James Hospital & Health Center, $254,035.91
- St. John's, Springfield, $175,254.15
- St. John's Children's Hospital, Springfield, $68,690.00
- St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington, $43,712.91
- St. Mary's Hospital, Galesburg, $20,195.53
- Swedish American Hospital, $140,035.12
- Trinity Medical Center, $75,195.58
- University of Chicago Children's Hospital, $192,782.56
- University of Chicago Hospital, $74,402.67
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