Association of Initiation of Statewide Pediatric Trauma Collaborative and Hospital Preventable Transfer Rates

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• Utah Pediatric Trauma Network (UPTN) launched in 2019 to standardize pediatric trauma care across member hospitals statewide.
• Study evaluates whether collaborative implementation of trauma guidelines reduced unnecessary inter-hospital transfers of injured children.
• Identifies hospital-level factors associated with lower preventable transfer rates after network establishment.
• Preventable transfers burden families, delay care, and increase costs—network aims to keep appropriate cases at initial facility.
• Demonstrates value of regional trauma systems in optimizing resource utilization and patient outcomes in pediatric populations.

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