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13Grove City Area Chamber Community Guide Vol. VI 2015-2017 When Grove City Medical Centers emergency department earned accreditation as a Level IV Trauma Center in November 2014 emergency nurses Lynette Fair and Cheryl Pebbles knew it was a turning pointboth a beginning and an end. This is not the emergency department it was 10 years ago said Fair who oversees emergency operations as the clinical manager. Pebbles is GCMCs trauma coordinator. It was true. With the intense three-year journey to achieve the Level IV designation behind them the women found themselves leading a reinvigorated team who were competent and eager to take on whatever came through the departments sliding glass doors. Today they are more confident in their approach to injured patients said Pebbles. The specialized training they received as part of the accreditation process seems to have awakened in them a real thirst for knowledge. There was a time when staff did only what was required of them in terms of continuing education courses and conferences. Now they seek out every possible educational opportunity to expand their knowledge and skills said Fair. Considering about 45 percent of the hospitals patient population is over 65 years old one of the more relevant courses of study is the Geriatric Emergency Nursing Education or GENE sponsored by the Emergency Nursing Association which GCMCs nurses are working toward. Our elderly patients have special needs said Pebbles. The nurses learned the importance of treating them from head to toe instead of just focusing on the trauma that sent them to the emergency department. Emergency physicians have made advancements through the Level IV process as well. Working more collaboratively than ever before the physician staff have developed a host of new protocols focused on all aspects of the care of trauma patients. In many cases the care provided at GCMC prior to a patients transfer to a higher level trauma center directly impacts their chances of survival. We consistently hear Reaching a New Level This is not the emergency department it was 10 years ago. -Fair