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HCUP Partners in the SEDD
The SEDD are a set of emergency department (ED) databases included in the HCUP family. These databases are created by AHRQ through a Federal-State-Industry partnership.
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Data Organizations Participating in the SEDD

The SEDD are based on the data collection efforts of data organizations in participating States that maintain statewide data systems and that have partnered with AHRQ. The SEDD would not be possible without the following organizations that contribute data to HCUP. Many of the organizations have Web sites describing their data or providing statistics based on their State data. Links to these Web sites are provided below.
 
Arizona
Donna Courtney
Discharge Data Manager
Cost Reporting and Discharge Data Section
Arizona Department of Health Services
150 North 18th Ave., Suite 550
Phoenix, AZ 85007-3248
Phone: (602) 542-8064
Fax: (602) 542-2940
E-mail: courtnd@azdhs.gov
Web site: http://www.azdhs.gov/plan/crr/ddr/index.htm
 
California
Jonathan Teague
Manager
Healthcare Information Resource Center
California Office of Statewide Health Planning & Development
400 R Street, Room 250
Sacramento, CA 95811-6213
Phone: (916) 326-3802
Fax: (916) 324-9242
E-mail: hircweb@oshpd.ca.gov
Web site: http://www.oshpd.ca.gov
 
Connecticut
Mary Lyon
Vice President
Integrated Health Information
Connecticut Hospital Association
110 Barnes Road
Wallingford, CT 06492-0090
Phone: (203) 265-7611
Fax: (203) 741-5637
E-mail: lyon@chime.org
Web site: http://www.chime.org
 
Florida
Beth Eastman
Unit Administrator, Office of Data Dissemination
Florida Agency for Health Care Administration
Agency for Health Care Administration
2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop 16
Room 1403B, Building 3
Tallahassee, FL 32308
Phone: (850) 412-3746
Fax: (850) 488-1261
E-mail: Beth.Eastman@ahca.myflorida.com
Web site: http://ahca.myflorida.com/SCHS/index.shtml
 
Georgia
Robert Bolden
Vice President of Data Services
Georgia Hospital Association
1675 Terrell Mill Road
Marietta, GA 30067
Phone: (770) 249-4505
Fax: (770) 955-5801
E-mail: rbolden@gha.org
Web site: http://www.gha.org/
 
Hawaii
Jill Miyamura
Vice President
Hawaii Health Information Corporation
733 Bishop Street, Suite 1870
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 534-0288
Fax: (808) 534-0292
E-mail: jmiyamura@hhic.org
Web site: http://www.hhic.org
 
Illinois
Rich Forshee
Section Chief, Discharge Data Division of Patient Safety and Quality
Illinois Department of Public Health
525 West Jefferson Street
Floor 2
Springfield, IL 62761
Phone: (217) 782-6320
Fax: (217) 785-4308
E-mail: rich.forshee@illinois.gov
Web site: http://www.idph.state.il.us
 
Indiana
Bernice Ulrich
Vice President
Indiana Hospital Association
One American Square
Suite 1900
Indianapolis, IN 46282
Phone: (317) 633-4870
Fax: (317) 633-4875
E-mail: bulrich@ihaconnect.org
Web site: http://www.ihaconnect.org
 
Iowa
Sara Hayes
Senior Director, Information Center
Iowa Hospital Association
100 East Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50309
Phone: (515) 288-1955 ext 317
Fax: (515) 283-9366
E-mail: hayess@ihaonline.org
Web site: http://www.ihaonline.org
 
Kansas
Sally Perkins
Director, Data Services
Kansas Hospital Association
215 SE 8th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66603-3906
Phone: (785) 233-7436
Fax: (785) 233-6955
E-mail: sperkins@kha-net.org
Web site: http://www.kha-net.org
 
Kentucky
Chandra Venettozzi
Health Data Administrator
Office of Health Policy
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
275 East Main Street 4WE
Frankfort, KY 40621
Phone: (502) 564-9592 ext.3537
Fax: (502) 564-0302
E-mail: chandra.venettozzi@ky.gov
Web site: http://www.chfs.ky.gov
 
Maine
Charlotte Pease
Principal Health Care Specialist
Maine Health Data Organization
MHDO 151 Capitol Street
102 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0102
Phone: (207) 287-6728
Fax: (207) 287-6732
E-mail: Charlotte.A.Pease@maine.gov
Web site: http://mhdo.maine.gov/imhdo/
 
Maryland
Oscar Ibarra
Chief
Information Mgmt and Program Administration
Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission
4160 Patterson Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
Phone: (410) 764-2605
Fax: (410) 358-6217
E-mail: oibarra@hscrc.state.md.us
Web site: http://www.hscrc.state.md.us
 
Massachusetts
Kathleen Hines
Director of Data Compliance and Support
Health Information Group
Center for Health Information and Analysis
2 Boylston Street, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02116-4704
Phone: (617) 988-3275
Fax: (617) 727-7662
E-mail: kathy.hines@state.ma.us
Web site: http://www.mass.gov/chia
 
Minnesota
Joe Schindler
Vice President of Finance
Minnesota Hospital Association
2550 University Avenue, W.
Suite 350-S
St. Paul, MN 55114-1900
Phone: (651) 641-1121
Fax: (651) 645-0002
E-mail: jschindler@mnhospitals.org
Web site: http://www.mnhospitals.org
 
Missouri
Theresa Rogers
Vice President
Missouri Hospital Industry Data Institute
4712 Country Club Drive
Jefferson City, MO 65109-4541
Phone: (573) 893-3700 x1354
Fax: (573) 635-9638
E-mail: trogers@mail.mhanet.com
Web site: http://www.mhanet.com
 
Nebraska
Kevin Conway
Vice President, Health Information
Nebraska Hospital Association
3255 Salt Creek Circle, Ste. 100
Lincoln, NE 68504-4778
Phone: (402) 742-8140
Fax: (402) 742-8191
E-mail: kconway@nhanet.org
Web site: http://www.nhanet.org
 
Nevada
For Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, contact:
Joseph Greenway
Director
Center for Health Information Analysis
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
4505 Maryland Parkway, Box 455058
Las Vegas, NV 89154-5058
Phone: (702) 895-4389
Fax: (702) 895-4276
E-mail: joseph.greenway@unlv.edu
Web site: http://chia.unlv.edu
 
New Hampshire
Patty Thibeault
UHFDDS QC Coordinator
Bureau of Public Health Statistics and Informatics
New Hampshire Division of Public Health Services
New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services
29 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: (603) 271-0584
Fax: (603) 271-7623
E-mail: pthibeault@dhhs.state.nh.us
Web site: http://www.dhhs.state.nh.us
 
New Jersey
Emmanuel Noggoh
Director
Health Care Quality Assessment
New Jersey Department of Health
240 W. State Street, 11th Floor
Trenton, NJ 08608
Phone: (609) 984-7334
Fax: (609) 984-7735
E-mail: emmanuel.noggoh@doh.state.nj.us
Web site: http://www.nj.gov/health/healthcarequality
 
New York
John Piddock
Director, Data Access
Bureau of Biometrics and Health Statistics
New York State Department of Health
800 North Pearl Street
Second Floor, Room 227
Albany, NY 12204
Phone: (518) 474-3189
Fax: (518) 402-1193
E-mail: jrp06@health.state.ny.us
Web site: http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/sparcs/sparcs.htm
 
North Carolina
For North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, contact:
Charlotte Williams
Research Associate
Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
725 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., CB #7590
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7590
Phone: (919) 966-7927
Fax: (919) 966-3811
E-mail: chwilliams@schsr.unc.edu
Web site: http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/hosp_discharge
 
North Dakota
Minnesota distributes data for North Dakota. See Minnesota Hospital Association.
, ND
Phone:
Fax:
E-mail:
Web site:
 
Ohio
Dorothy Aldridge
Project and Database Manager
Ohio Hospital Association
155 East Broad Street, Floor 15
Columbus, OH 43215-3620
Phone: (614) 221-7614
Fax: (614) 358-2721
E-mail: dorothya@ohanet.org
Web site: http://www.ohanet.org
 
Rhode Island
Kathy Taylor
Senior Human Services Policy and Systems Specialist
Rhode Island Department of Health
3 Capitol Hill
Providence, RI 02908
Phone: (401) 222-5114
Fax: (401) 273-4350
E-mail: kathy.taylor@health.ri.gov
Web site: http://www.health.ri.gov
 
South Carolina
Sandra Kelly
Program Manager
Health & Demographics
South Carolina Budget & Control Board
1919 Blanding Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 898-9958
Fax: (803) 898-9972
E-mail: sandra.kelly@ors.sc.gov
Web site: http://ors.sc.gov
 
South Dakota
Gilbert Johnson
Vice President
Health Information Systems & Reimbursement
South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations
3708 Brooks Place
Suite 1
Sioux Falls, SD 57106
Phone: (605) 361-2281, ext 104
Fax: (605) 361-5175
E-mail: gilbert.johnson@sdaho.org
Web site: http://www.sdaho.org
 
Tennessee
Patrick Turri
Director of Data Analysis
Department of Information Services
Tennessee Hospital Association
500 Interstate Boulevard, South
Nashville, TN 37210-4634
Phone: (615) 401-7449
Fax: (615) 242-4803
E-mail: pturri@tha.com
Web site: http://www.tha.com
 
Utah
Shari Hunsaker
Health Systems Consultant
Utah Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and Preparedness
3760 South Highland Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
Phone: (801) 273-6667
Fax:
E-mail: sharihunsaker@utah.gov
Web site: http://health.utah.gov/ems/
 
Vermont
Ted Gates
Business Systems Analyst
Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
148 Main St
Montpelier, VT 05602
Phone:
Fax: (802) 223-0364
E-mail: ted@vahhs.org
Web site: http://www.vahhs.org
 
Wisconsin
Oskar Anderson
Director
Division of Public Health
Wisconsin Department of Health Services
1 West Wilson Street, Room 372
Madison, WI 53702
Phone: (608) 267-7279
Fax: (608) 267-2832
E-mail: oskar.anderson@wisconsin.gov
Web site: http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/
 

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