Mount Carmel East Joins Prestigious LITES Research Network

Columbus, Ohio – Mount Carmel East announced today it has been invited to join the Linking Investigations in Trauma and Emergency Services (LITES) Research Network, which places the hospital among an elite group of trauma centers in North America. This invitation follows groundbreaking research efforts led by Dr. Chance Spalding, Andy Betz and Dr. Paul Zeeb.

Funded by the U.S. Department of Defense, the LITES Network is a $100 million research consortium coordinated through the University of Pittsburg Medical Center. It includes approximately 50 trauma centers across the United States and Canada, with a mission to advance trauma and emergency care through collaborative, high-impact research.

Mount Carmel East joins the network as one of the few community hospitals and the only Level II Trauma Center currently participating, a distinction in a network predominantly comprised of academic medical centers.

“This is a pivotal milestone for our trauma research program,” said Cameron Rink, Regional Director of Research Operations for the Mount Carmel Research Institute. “It underscores our commitment to advancing trauma care through cutting-edge, collaborative research. The work being done here will not only improve outcomes in our own communities but also contribute to trauma care nationwide.”

Participation in the LITES Network will allow Mount Carmel East to contribute to and benefit from large-scale, multi-center studies that shape the future of trauma care. Mount Carmel East’s inclusion reflects its growing reputation for clinical excellence, innovation and leadership in trauma care.

For more information about the Mount Carmel, please visit www.mountcarmelhealth.com.

This research is supported by DoD contract W81XWH-16-D-0024 W81XWH-22-F-0118. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Army, Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government.

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Mount Carmel Health System, a member of Trinity Health, has provided high-quality, comprehensive healthcare services in central Ohio for 139 years. Our team of more than 8,200 colleagues, 2,041 physicians and 407 volunteers provide compassionate, people-centered primary and specialty care at its five hospitals — Mount Carmel Dublin, Mount Carmel East, Mount Carmel Grove City, Mount Carmel New Albany, Mount Carmel St. Ann’s and Diley Ridge Medical Center, an affiliation of Mount Carmel and Fairfield Medical Center. The health system is also comprised of the Mount Carmel Health Plan, Mount Carmel College of Nursing, Mount Carmel Medical Group and Mount Carmel Health Partners, along with surgery centers, emergency and ambulatory care centers, and hospice and home care services throughout the region.