Trauma Program

The Office of EMS and Trauma is the state regulatory program for the designation of Georgia Trauma Centers and administration of the Georgia Trauma System. This page provides resources for designated Trauma Centers.

 

Trauma Program Address and Contact Info:

Georgia Department of Public Health
Office of EMS and Trauma
1680 Phoenix Blvd, Ste 200
Atlanta, Georgia 30349
Email: [email protected]

  • Trauma Registry Data Downloads Dates

    Quarterly Trauma Program and Registry Data Schedule
    Fiscal Year 2025
    (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025)

    Trauma registry downloads are imported into the DPH OEMST ImageTrend Patient Registry at https://www.mygemsis.org/pr. Direct data entry users enter trauma data directly into the central site; therefore, no downloading is necessary. Download due dates are aligned with the GQIP, TQIP, and NTDB calls for data on the first of the month. 

    Data Date RangeDue Date * revised 12/23/2024 to align with TQIP
    Admission and discharge date range included in the download:Downloads will be received during these dates:
    January 1, 2024 – March 31, 2024May 1, 2024 – June 1, 2024
    January 1, 2024 – June 30, 2024August 1, 2024 September 1, 2024
    January 1, 2024 September 30, 2024November 1, 2024 December 1, 2024
    January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024
    Final Calendar Year 2024 Download 
    February 1, 2024 March 3, 2025*
    January 1, 2025 – March 31, 2025May 1, 2025 – June 2, 2025*
    January 1, 2025 – June 30, 2025August 1, 2025 September 2, 2025*
    January 1, 2025 September 30, 2025November 1, 2025 December 3, 2025*
    January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025
    Final Calendar Year 2025 Download 
    February 1, 2026 March 2, 2026*

    Last updated 1/2/2025

  • Trauma Program Reports (OTCPE / OBCPE) Dates

    Instructions:

    ** All quarterly OTCPE and OBCPE reports are due on the 15th per the table below. The online form on the License Management System at https://www.mygemsis.org/lms will close at the end of the month allowing for a grace period of 10 business days past the due date.

     QuarterTrauma Program Activity Date RangeRegistry Data Date RangeDue Date
    Quarterly Trauma Program Report1st07/01/2024 - 09/30/202404/01/2024 - 06/30/202410/15/2024
     2nd10/01/2024 - 12/31/202407/01/2024 - 09/30/202401/15/2025
     3rd01/01/2025 - 03/31/202510/01/2024 - 12/31/202404/15/2025
    4th Quarter Trauma Program and Annual Report4th - Program Activities04/01/2025 -  06/30/202501/01/2025 - 03/31/202507/15/2025
     4th Quarter Annual Report07/01/2024 - 6/30/2025 07/15/2025
    • All facilities follow the download schedule above.  
    • All trauma registry data must be validated using the software validation rules and NTDB/TQIP tools prior to completing the records.
    • All facilities use QA and IRR processes to verify the quality of their data before downloading data to the central site.
    • ESO trauma registry users enter data into the vendor software. Trauma registry records meeting the Georgia Trauma Registry Criteria must be validated, closed, and include the State box = Yes. Users import the ESO trauma registry file into the ImageTrend Patient Registry and verify the submission was successful.

    Last updated 1/2/2025

  • 2023-2025 Georgia Trauma Registry Data Dictionary

    Download this pdf file. 2025 Georgia Trauma Data Dictionary for the ImageTrend Georgia Patient Registry

    Download this pdf file. 2024 Georgia Trauma Data Dictionary for the ImageTrend Georgia Patient Registry

    Download this pdf file. 2023 Georgia Trauma Data Dictionary for the ImageTrend Georgia Patient Registry

    The Georgia Trauma Data Dictionary serves a reference document containing the additional data fields and definition requirements for use by registry vendors to prepare the annual ITDX+GA Extension SDL file. These additional fields are referred to as the Georgia Extensions.

    The ITDX+GA Extensions include fields required by the National Trauma Data Standard (NTDS), Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP), ESO International Trauma Data Exchange (ITDX), Georgia Quality Improvement Program (GQIP), and the Georgia Extensions.

    The NTDS, TQIP, and vendor specific data dictionaries are to be used in conjunction with this dictionary.

    Data fields marked with an asterisk represent the additional fields added to the 2025 Georga Extension data set.

    Last updated 1/2/2025

  • Georgia Trauma Annual Reports

    The Georgia Trauma Annual Report 2023 is a demographic epidemiological analysis of the Georgia Trauma Registry data from data from the Office of EMS and Trauma, ImageTrend Patient Registry central site for the year 2023.

    The Georgia Trauma Annual Report 2022 is a demographic epidemiological analysis of the Georgia Trauma Registry data from the Georgia Quality Improvement Program (GQIP) central site for the year 2022. 

    The Georgia Trauma Annual Report 2021 is a demographic epidemiological analysis of the Georgia Trauma Registry data from the Georgia Quality Improvement Program (GQIP) central site for the year 2021. 

    The Georgia Trauma Annual Report 2020 is a demographic epidemiological analysis of the Georgia Trauma Registry data for the year 2020.

 

Page last updated 10/18/2024