Becker’s Healthcare Podcast Crystal V. Brown on Expanding Trauma Care and Driving Operational Excellence
Feb 19, 2026
Crystal V. Brown, Vice President and COO at Methodist Mansfield Medical Center with ~25 years in healthcare, shares efforts to expand trauma and emergency services. She discusses pursuing level II trauma designation. She outlines launching a whole blood transfusion program with local EMS and building community partnerships to scale care.
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Launching Local Trauma Capacity
- Crystal Brown led a year-long effort to pursue Level II trauma designation for Methodist Mansfield Medical Center.
- She also launched the first whole blood transfusion program in Ellis County in partnership with Midlothian Fire Department.
Field Transfusions Improve Outcomes
- Starting whole blood transfusions in the field lets paramedics begin life-saving care before hospital arrival.
- This reduces time to transfusion and improves outcomes for hemorrhagic shock patients.
Co-Design With EMS Partners
- Partner with local EMS and hold regular meetings to learn frontline needs and co-design solutions.
- Offer hospital resources if EMS is willing to perform field interventions to scale impact quickly.