COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The Community Health Center of Branch County Board of Trustees passed a resolution Tuesday night which commits the hospital to being a Level 3 trauma hospital.
The resolution states that the hospital will provide the resources necessary to achieve and sustain a level 3 trauma hospital designation.
CHC will be part of the Michigan Statewide Trauma System which is designed to increase the chances of survival for victims of serious trauma.
In other business, the board approved a recommendation to have the Garland Company do a risk assessment on the hospital building roofs at a cost od $2,500. The last assessment was completed in 1999.
They also approved an employment for a new general surgeon. Jessica Bartock, D.O. will complete her residency at the end of June and will join the staff August 14, 2017 as part of a four year agreement.
