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Bryan McNally, MD, MPH
Executive Director CARES
Professor of Emergency Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Rollins School of Public Health
Michael Carr, MD
CARES Chief Quality and Innovation Officer 
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia USA 
Onward,
     Publicly Facing Maps
Our NextGen CARES platform will allow participating states to opt in to sharing 
aggregated cardiac arrest data through publicly accessible national maps. 
These tools will display state, county, and census-tract level data, helping 
communities visualize where cardiac arrest events occur and where gaps in 
response may exist. By making these data more transparent and accessible, 
we aim to empower public health leaders, policymakers, and local agencies to 
better target interventions and resources.
We are focusing on why survival varies across the country. By addressing variability in outcomes 
related to the timeliness and quality of treatment at the local and regional levels, we can ensure 
every patient has the best possible chance of survival, regardless of their location.
High survival rates are a direct result of routine measurement and benchmarking. Whether it is a 
dispatcher-assisted CPR program in a rural town or a high-performance CPR initiative in a major city, 
the examples of success across our network prove that saving more lives is possible when we lead 
with data.
Thank you for your continued commitment to our shared mission. Today, many Americans are alive 
because their communities participate in CARES. Together, we are rewriting the story of cardiac 
arrest survival—one community, one state, one nation, and one survivor at a time.
Enhancing Survival – Think Nationally, Act Locally
     CARES PRIME
CARES PRIME is a multi-organization initiative focused on translating registry 
insights into real-world improvements in resuscitation care. Through 
partnerships with national organizations, training programs, and community 
leaders, PRIME will help transform CARES data into actionable programs that 
improve CPR training, strengthen EMS and hospital practices, and expand 
the reach of evidence-based resuscitation strategies nationwide.
     Hospital Data Acquisition Modernization
Building on our NextGen platform, CARES is advancing a modernization effort 
to improve how hospital outcomes are captured and linked to EMS records. 
By leveraging secure local AI-enabled tools and improved data workflows, 
we aim to reduce the reporting burden on hospitals while increasing the 
completeness and accuracy of outcome data. These innovations will allow 
CARES to more efficiently connect prehospital and hospital information, 
strengthening the registry’s ability to measure survival and guide quality 
improvement.

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