What is Trauma Distinction?

Trauma Distinction recognizes trauma systems or networks that demonstrate clinical excellence and an outstanding commitment to leadership in trauma care. Developed in a partnership between TAC and Accreditation Canada, the Trauma Distinction program promotes a coordinated system approach to trauma beginning with pre-hospital care and continuing through hospital-care and rehabilitation. It consists of specialized standards, protocols and performance indicators that support excellence and innovation.

Who has Trauma Distinction in  Canada?

There are currently two programs in Canada who have achieved Trauma Distinction. Both are in British Columbia- Pacific Health Services Authority and Fraser Health.

Accredited/Verified Hospital (under the old TAC guidelines)

***The following Accredited/Verified Hospitals are based on the Accreditation Guidelines from 2011 and are for historical reference purposes only as organizations are no longer accredited by TAC once their accreditation status has lapsed under these guidelines. Instead TAC has entered a partnership with Accreditation Canada and the Standards have been transitioned to the Trauma Distinction Program under Accreditation Canada since 2014.***

Prior to June 2007, the accreditation criteria levels of designation where tertiary, district and primary. Following June 2007 the designation levels changed to Level I, II, III, IV and V. Please refer to the Trauma Centre Accreditation Guidelines, Section 3 – Levels of Trauma Centres.

Trauma Centre Accreditation/Verification is for a period of 5 years. One year extensions can be granted in specific circumstances.

 

Trauma Centre Accreditation/Verification is for a period of 5 years. One year extensions can be granted in specific circumstances.

TAC Accredited Trauma Systems (by year of accreditation)

 Level Year
Alberta
Southern Alberta Trauma System (AHS)

  • Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary
  • Alberta Children’s Hospital, Calgary
  • Red Deer Regional Hospital, Red Deer
  • Medicine Hat Regional Hospital, Medicine Hat
  • Chinook Health Region, Lethbridge
  • Peter Lougheed Hospital, Calgary
  • Rockyview General Hospital, Calgary
 2010
I
PI
III
III
III
IV
IV
British Columbia
Vancouver Coastal Health  Regional Trauma System (VCH, PHC,PHSA)

  • Vancouver General Hospital
  • St Paul’s Hospital
  • Lions Gate Hospital
  • BC Children’s Hospital
 2011
I
III
III
PI
Northern Health Regional Trauma System  (NHA)

  • University Hospital of Northern British Columbia
  • Mills Memorial of Northern British Columbia
  • Fort St. John of Northern British Columbia
 2011
III
V
V
Vancouver Island Health Trauma System  (VIHA)

  • Victoria General Hospital
  • Nanaimo Regional General Hospital
 2009
II
III

Expired Canadian Trauma Centres using older TAC standards

Level

 Year
Alberta
University of Alberta Hospital ( Edmonton ) Tertiary 2002
Ontario
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Tertiary 2006
St. Michael’s Hospital Tertiary 2006
Sick Kids Tertiary P 2006
The Ottawa Hospital Tertiary 2006
The Children’s Hospital Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Tertiary P 2006
Hamilton General Hospital, Hamilton (Adult) Tertiary 2006
London Health Sciences Centre (Adult) Tertiary 2006
Hotel Dieu Grace Hospital Tertiary 2006
Sudbury Regional Tertiary 2009
Nova Scotia
Queen Elizabeth II (QEII), Halifax Tertiary 2005
Isaac Walton Killam (IWK) Children’s, Halifax Tertiary P 2005
St. Martha’s Regional Hospital (Antiganish) District 2005
New Brunswick
St John Regional Hospital Tertiary 1999
2002
Newfoundland prior to 1999

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