In Region 11 EMS System, which facility is designated as an Associate Hospital?

In Region 11 EMS System, which facility is designated as an Associate Hospital?

• A. Advocate Trinity Hospital
• B. Northwestern Memorial Hospital
• C. UChicago Medicine
• D. John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital

Answer: (A)

In Region 11, an Associate Hospital is a facility that has a formal agreement with EMS to serve as a designated receiving hospital for specific EMS transports and to collaborate closely with the base hospital on patient care and transfer decisions. This designation usually applies to community hospitals that provide essential emergency care and stabilization but are not the system’s primary trauma or tertiary centers. Advocate Trinity Hospital fits this role in Region 11, making it the designated Associate Hospital. The other facilities listed—Northwestern Memorial Hospital, UChicago Medicine, and John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital—are major trauma centers or teaching hospitals with their own specialized designations and transfer pathways, so they are not considered Associate Hospitals in this region.

In Region 11, an Associate Hospital is a facility that has a formal agreement with EMS to serve as a designated receiving hospital for specific EMS transports and to collaborate closely with the base hospital on patient care and transfer decisions. This designation usually applies to community hospitals that provide essential emergency care and stabilization but are not the system’s primary trauma or tertiary centers.

Advocate Trinity Hospital fits this role in Region 11, making it the designated Associate Hospital. The other facilities listed—Northwestern Memorial Hospital, UChicago Medicine, and John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital—are major trauma centers or teaching hospitals with their own specialized designations and transfer pathways, so they are not considered Associate Hospitals in this region.