CARES Data
What is CARES?
CARES is a national registry that helps communities improve cardiac survival rates through generating reports at the national and state levels. SaveMiHeart provides this information to our member MCAs to inform and improve their practices to treat cardiac arrest.
CARES Recognition Awards
The CARES Recognition Program acknolwedges CARES participants at the EMS, hospital, and dispatch levels who reliably collect OHCA data, and utilize the data for local quality improvement efforts.
The individuals listed below were awarded the CARES Participation or Excellence Award for their dedication to collecting out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) data for quality improvement purposes. Their dedication to collecting OHCA data has helped strengthen collaboration between 911 centers, first responders, EMS agencies and hospitals, with the ultimate goal of improving survival rates. For more information on CARES and the benefits of cardiac arrest data collection, please see the CARES website.
2017 Recipients
EMS
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Jeff Boyd, Livingston County EMS
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Randy Bloom, Emergent Health Partners
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Justin Hooks, Alliance Mobile Health
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Chad Lawton, Muskegon MCA
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Patrick Lickiss, AMR
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Tony Sorenson, Life EMS
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Eric Snidersich, Saginaw Valley MCA
Hospital
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Shobi Mathew, Detroit Medical Center
Dispatch
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Emergent Health Partners
2018 Recipients
EMS
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Matt Rose, Emergent Health Partners
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Kimberly Goodrich, Medstar Ambulance
Hospital
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Spencer May, Wayne State University
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John France, Henry Ford Health System
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Jennifer Fowler, University of Michigan
EMS and Hospital
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Christina Benson, 5th District Medical Response Coalition Kalamazoo
Dispatch
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Cherie Bartram, SERESA
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Robert Swor, Beaumont Hospital
Excellence Award
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Dale Berry, Emergent Health Partners
2019 Recipients
EMS
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James Becker, BSBA, EMT-P, Life EMS Ambulance
Hospital
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Molly Schiefler, Clinical Database Specialist RN, BSN,
Spectrum Health
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Melissa Schneider, RN, Trauma Program Coordinator,
Mercy Health, Lakeshore Campus
Dispatch
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Kristin Kasten, Communications Supervisor,
Emergent Health Partners
Champion
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Kimberly Vellano, MPH, Director of Data Management & Software Development CARES: Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival Emory University Woodruff Health Sciences Center Atlanta, Georgia