The Emergency Care Coordination Center (ECCC) is the policy home for the emergency care community within the federal government. It is charged with strengthening the U.S. response systems to better prepare for times of crisis.[1] It was established in January 2009.
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| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | January 2009 |
| Jurisdiction | United States of America |
| Annual budget | $2.6 billion USD 2021 |
| Parent department | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
| Website | ASPR |
The ECCC is within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response agency (ASPR), which is, in turn, overseen by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Its charter was published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, April 29, 2009.[2] Its requested budget for 2021 was $2.6 billion.[3]
Mission
editTo lead the United States Government’s efforts to create an emergency care system that is patient- and community-centered, integrated into the broader healthcare system, high quality, and prepared to respond in times of public health emergencies.[4]
Organization
editThe ECCC supports the ASPR mission by focusing federal efforts on improvements to the delivery of daily emergency care that are the foundation of response to disasters and public health emergencies. The ECCC is an essential part of Office of Policy and Planning (OPP),[5] and the Division of Health System Policy (DHSP).[6]
Partners
editThe ECCC works in close coordination with the Federal Interagency Committee for Emergency Medical Services (FICEMS) and its supporting agency, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Emergency Medical Services (EMS).[7] While FICEMS specifically focuses on issues relating to pre-hospital care, the ECCC and FICEMS work together to coordinate and align the efforts of the Federal Government throughout the entire spectrum of the emergency care system.[8]
Background
editIn 2006, the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) Committee on the Future of Emergency Care in the United States Health System released its findings on the state of the U.S. Emergency Care System in three volumes. The reports, titled Hospital-Based Emergency Care: At the Breaking Point;[9] Emergency Medical Services: At the Crossroads;[10] and Emergency Care for Children: Growing Pains[11] describe a system that is “overburdened,” “underfunded,” “highly fragmented,” and “increasingly unable to appropriately respond to the demands placed upon it each and every day.”[12] Recognizing the precarious state of the emergency care in the U.S., the IOM recommended the development of “regionalized, coordinated, and accountable emergency care systems throughout the country.”[13] The report also recommended that Congress “establish a lead agency for emergency and trauma care…housed in the Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS).”[14] Following the IOM report in 2007, Homeland Security Presidential Directive #21 mandated the creation of an office within DHHS that would “address the full spectrum of issues that have an impact on care in hospital emergency departments, including the entire continuum of patient care from pre-hospital to disposition from emergency or trauma care.”[15]
Directors
editOn December 4, 2013, Brendan G. Carr, MD, MA, MS was announced director of the ECCC, under Nicole Lurie at the ASPR, and remained under Robert Kadlec.[16] Dr. Carr is residency trained and board certified in emergency medicine, and completed fellowships in trauma and surgical critical care, as well as in health policy research at the University of Pennsylvania as a part of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Clinical Scholar program. Dr. Carr’s research focuses on the association between emergency care system design and outcomes for unplanned critical illness including trauma, stroke, and cardiac arrest. He remains clinically active, caring for patients in the Emergency Department. As of 2021, Nikki Bratcher-Bowman is the Acting Assistant Secretary.[17]
References
edit- ^ "Emergency Care Coordination Center". Archived from the original on 2014-03-24.
- ^ "Federal Register Volume 74, Number 81". Archived from the original on 2014-10-17. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
- ^ "Fiscal Year 2021 Budget-In-Brief". www.phe.gov. Archived from the original on 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
- ^ "Emergency Care Coordination Center". Archived from the original on 2014-03-24.
- ^ "Office of Policy and Planning". Archived from the original on 2014-03-26. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
- ^ "Division of Health System Policy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-12. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
- ^ "Federal Interagency Committee on EMS". Archived from the original on 2014-05-06.
- ^ "74 FR 19561". Archived from the original on 2014-05-11. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
- ^ "Hospital-Based Emergency Care: At the Breaking Point". Archived from the original on 2014-03-31.
- ^ "Emergency Medical Services: At the Crossroads". Archived from the original on 2014-09-05.
- ^ "Emergency Care for Children: Growing Pains". Archived from the original on 2014-12-30.
- ^ "Institute of Medicine of the National Academies".
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- ^ "Penn Emergency Medicine Physician Named as Director of the Federal Emergency Care Coordination Center". www.newswise.com. Archived from the original on 2021-04-27. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
- ^ "ASPR Leadership". www.phe.gov. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-05-21.