Collaboration enhances care across eastern North Carolina.

The Eastern Regional Advisory Committee (ERAC) was organized in 1998 to implement and coordinate a regional trauma system and thereby improve trauma care in eastern North Carolina. The committee’s activities and purpose were mandated by the NC General Assembly, which passed the 1998 Trauma Systems Act.

Misson

To establish and maintain a coordinated regional trauma system plan to provide optimal trauma care for the people of eastern North Carolina.

Vision

To plan, coordinate and provide education for health care personnel and the public on trauma-related topics including clinical care, prevention, and quality management. ERAC also participates in national, state and regional trauma-related research to advance development of trauma systems and promote understanding of traumatic injury on the human body. Through these efforts, ERAC will continually advance trauma care for people across eastern North Carolina.

ERAC comprises stakeholders from EMS and hospitals within ECU Health’s 29-county catchment area to provide trauma-related best practice guidelines, education, and performance improvement to ensure the communities we serve receive a high standard of care.