Southwest Emergency Care Network to Improve Treatments and Access
Southwest Strategies to Innovate Emergency Care Clinical Trials Network (SW SIREN)
This project builds a regional emergency care network to bring faster, fairer treatments to people of all ages who need urgent care after medical or traumatic emergencies.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of California Los Angeles NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Los Angeles, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11251958 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
The program links a central hub with dozens of hospitals and county ambulance systems across the Southwest so new emergency treatments can be tested and delivered more quickly. It uses a hub-and-spoke model to run multi-site trials and coordinated studies for heart, brain, lung, blood, and traumatic emergencies in adults and children. The network focuses on reaching underrepresented communities by partnering with major medical centers and county EMS in Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, Denver, and Clark County. If you are treated by a participating ambulance or in a participating emergency department, you may be invited to take part or benefit from the network's work.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: People of any age who present with acute medical or traumatic emergencies to participating hospitals or county EMS systems in the Southwest region (Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego counties, Denver, or Clark County) are the ideal candidates.
Not a fit: Patients who live outside the participating regions or who never receive care at a participating hospital or ambulance, and those with non-emergency chronic conditions, are unlikely to directly benefit.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the network could speed development of better emergency treatments and improve equitable access to cutting-edge care in underserved communities.
How similar studies have performed: Hub-and-spoke emergency research networks have previously enabled successful multi-site trials and rapid responses (including during COVID-19), so this approach is proven but continues to expand.
Where this research is happening
Los Angeles, United States
- University of California Los Angeles — Los Angeles, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Yadav, Kabir — University of California Los Angeles
- Study coordinator: Yadav, Kabir
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.