STATEMENT of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons to the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
RE: FY 2024 Funding for Military and Civilian Partnership for the Trauma Readiness Grant Program
The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) urge the subcommittee to provide $11.5 million for Fiscal Year 2024 to fund the Military and Civilian Partnership for the Trauma Readiness Grant Program. The program is under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR).
The Military and Civilian Partnership for the Trauma Readiness Grant Program, formally known as MISSION ZERO, was signed into law as a part of the Pandemic and AllHazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act in 2019 (P.L. 116-22). This crucial initiative provides funding to ensure trauma care readiness by integrating military trauma care providers into civilian trauma centers. These partnerships allow our military trauma care providers to gain exposure to treating critically injured patients in our communities and keep their skills sharp to increase readiness for deployment. Additionally, they allow our civilian trauma care providers to gain insight into best practices from the battlefield that can be integrated into civilian trauma care.
Funding for this program will help improve access to life-saving trauma care and ensure that our nation’s military and civilian trauma surgeons are well prepared for every trauma injury — both at home and on the battlefield. Additionally, it will promote greater efficiency of emergency medical and trauma care.
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