A Google Maps–Based Method to Create a National Emergency Department Database - 20/04/26
Doi : 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2026.01.004
Colin Shaughnessy, BA 1, Catriana R. Thorne, BS 1, João Delgado, MD 2, Regina Kostyun, PhD 3, Meghan Kelly Herbst, MD 3, ⁎ 
1 University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT
2 Department of Emergency Medicine, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
3 Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT
∗ Corresponding Author
Keywords : Health services research, Database development, Google Maps, National registry
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| Supervising editor : Stephen Schenkel, MD, MPP. Specific detailed information about possible conflict of interest for individual editors is available at editors . |
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| Author contributions: JD and MKH conceived the study. CS and CRT collected the data. MKH supervised all aspects of the study and manuscript preparation. CS drafted the manuscript, and all authors contributed substantially to its revision. RK provided substantive revisions to earlier manuscript drafts. JD and RK advised on journal selection. MKH takes responsibility for the paper as a whole. |
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| Data sharing statement : The dataset generated by this study, an Excel spreadsheet of United States emergency departments organized by state using a Google Maps-based approach, is available from the corresponding author upon request. |
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| Authorship : All authors attest to meeting the four ICMJE.org authorship criteria: (1) Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work; AND (2) Drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content; AND (3) Final approval of the version to be published; AND (4) Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved. |
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| Funding and support: By Annals’ policy, all authors are required to disclose any and all commercial, financial, and other relationships in any way related to the subject of this article as per ICMJE conflict of interest guidelines (see www.icmje.org ). The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. |
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| Publication dates: Received for publication December 4, 2025. Revision received December 23, 2025. Accepted for publication January 5, 2026. |
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| Presentation information: This work was presented at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, May 2025. |
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American College of Emergency Physicians. Publié par Elsevier Masson SAS. Tous droits réservés.
Vol 87 - N° 5
P. 671-673 - mai 2026 Retour au numéro
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