ACS Praises Mission Zero Act Passage

An experienced clinician and medical administrator, Dr. Dan Avradopoulos leverages his more than 20 years of experience in medicine in his current role as the lead physician of the Wound Care Center at Heywood Hospital in Gardner, Massachusetts. Active in his field, Dr. Dan Avradopoulos is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). 

Earlier this year, ACS released a statement in support of the U.S. House of Representatives for its vote to adopt the Mission Zero Act (H.R. 880). The bill creates a new grant program that will provide assistance to civilian trauma facilities and also forge partnerships between those facilities and experienced military trauma professionals. Together, these steps are expected to raise the level of trauma care patients receive at both civilian and military treatment settings. 

ACS executive director David B. Hoyt, MD, FACS, praised the move, saying that the bill’s passage has been a major priority for the organization. He also commended a number of lawmakers for their leadership on the issue, including Michael Burgess, MD (R-TX), Gene Green (D-TX), and Cathy Castor (D-FL).