Central Ohio Trauma System (COTS)

Twenty-five years ago, the Central Ohio Trauma System began as a local resource serving the community with trauma prevention and education to increase victim survival after a trauma event. But, the Central Ohio Trauma System didn’t stop where most trauma networks do.

Over the last 25 years, they have doubled the size of the areas they serve and evolved into a healthcare coalition for trauma, emergency and disaster preparedness.

They have become known for standing ready to support the teams who keep Ohio safe, through their regional trauma organization, their emergency services collaborative, their disaster preparedness coalition and their award-winning educational programming. And, to those teams, they have become known as simply COTS.

Mission:
Physicians, healthcare professionals, and other experts working together to improve the health and safety of their communities.

Vision:
Access to the best care and outcomes through collaboration, coordination, education, and prevention.

Values:
• Optimistic - They have a positive and uplifting attitude and are open to new challenges.
• Good people, doing good things - They aim to be principled in all aspects of their work.
• Trustworthy - They have caring and personal attitudes toward building their partner relations.
• Practiced - They are knowledgeable, experienced, and able to carry out their assigned work/projects.
• Collaborative - They support all regional partners, and they are unbiased and collegial.
• Engaged - They are proactive and responsive to their customer’s needs