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REMSTTAC to Continue in a Volunteer Capacity

As of March 27, 2007, HRSA's contract for the Rural EMS and Trauma Technical Assistance Center (REMSTTAC) will expire due to lack of Congressional Appropriations for the Federal Trauma and EMS Act. However, REMSTTAC will continue, in a limited capacity through the generous support of its parent organization, the Critical Illness and Trauma Foundation (CIT). REMSTTAC's director, Nels Sanddal, notes that "the work of REMSTTAC has been far too important to see the project die. The products that were developed under contract with HRSA are just now becoming available and we have a desire to ensure that the products are widely available and that technical support in their use is available".

The Health Resources and Services Administration's Rural EMS and Trauma Technical Assistance Center has completed 9 products to assist rural EMS managers and policy level personnel in strengthening their local EMS agencies. The products have all been submitted to the Office of Rural Health Policy and are in various stages of approval, printing and web-based dissemination. Click on ( Products) to see a brief description of the product and its current status for availability.

Additionally, REMSTTAC is working closely with the Rural Assistance Center (http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/ems/) to ensure that all products are available through that excellent rural healthcare resource as well.