EMS Star of Life Award - 2008

I am honored to have received the Georgia Emergency Services Star of Life Award in 2008. This is the second consecutive year I have been recognized by Georgia's first responders for my work on trauma care issues. Georgia's rate of avoidable deaths from trauma is too high. If we were at the national average for states, 700 fewer Georgians would die each year. That is why I remain committed to the establishment of a reliable source of revenue to support a state wide trauma care network.