Working Together to Advance Patient Care
Since 2013, Georgia Trauma Foundation has mitigated the effects of trauma by providing stronger public awareness and better healthcare preparedness.
Through data-driven education and prevention programs, Georgia Trauma Foundation is leading the way in enhancing systems to improve the lives of trauma patients. With the help of funding made available by generous donors, we will continue this organized approach for higher standards of care.
Our Vision
To help all Georgia communities become places where:
Trauma injuries can be prevented
All unpreventable injuries can be minimized
All trauma patients receive quality care at a designated trauma center
And to establish a replicable business model that empowers other state trauma organizations to create similar communities.
Our Mission
To collaborate with healthcare professionals and other key partners to improve the delivery of trauma care services throughout the state of Georgia through:
OUR FOUNDER’S STORY
For Dr. Robert “Fred” Mullins, it was a simple concept.
Every patient should have easy, efficient access to quality care for their traumatic injuries. That’s why he led the endeavor to establish the Georgia Trauma Foundation.
A burn surgeon by trade, Dr. Mullins rose to prominence as the Medical Director of the JMS Burn Center at Doctors Hospital in Augusta, GA, and President/CEO of Burn and Reconstructive Centers of America (BRCA). Under his leadership, the JMS Burn Center became the nation’s largest burn center, and BRCA transformed into a national presence.
Above all, Dr. Mullins was committed to the care of his patients and improving the care they received. He regularly met with medical professionals throughout the nation to help increase their knowledge and enhance their treatment techniques for patients suffering from burns and other traumatic injuries. He personally understood the importance of access to care for all traumatic injuries, and the Georgia Trauma Foundation helped fulfill that goal.
In addition to serving as a founding board member of the Georgia Trauma Foundation, Dr. Mullins was a member of the Georgia Trauma Commission, chairman of the JMS Research Foundation, and was active with the BRCA Foundation and the Burn Foundation of America, as well as other various professional boards and organizations.
Dr. Mullins’s expertise included the full spectrum of burn care, from field treatment, to surgery, to long-term care and rehabilitation. His legacy includes countless medical professionals and organizations who help provide world-class care across the globe, as well as thousands of patients who were healed by his knowledge and service.
Our Team
John C. Bleacher,
MD
President
Ninfa M. Saunders,
DHA, MBA, MSN, FACHE
Vice President
Regina S. Medeiros,
DNP, MHSA, RN
Director
M. Scott Hill,
M.Ed., MHA, FACHE
Director
Rustin Smith
Director
Jeffrey D. Myers
Director
Cecil P. Staton
Treasurer
Elizabeth V. Atkins,
MSN, RN, TCRN
Ex-Officio