Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 50, Issue 3 , Pages 314-319 , September 2007

Hospital Emergency Surge Capacity: An Empiric New York Statewide Study

  • Robert K. Kanter, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, State University of New York--Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Robert K. Kanter, MD, Department of Pediatrics, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 E Adams St, Syracuse, NY 13210; 315-464-5800, fax 315-464-7564.
    • ,
  • John R. Moran, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Policy and Administration, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.

Received 9 February 2006 ,Revised 11 September 2006 ,Accepted 20 October 2006.

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 Supervising editor: Kathy J. Rinnert, MD, MPH

 Author contributions: RKK and JRM conceived and designed the study. RKK obtained the data from the New York State Department of Health. RKK and JRM managed the data. JRM performed the statistical analysis. RKK drafted the article, and both authors contributed to the revisions. RKK takes responsibility for the paper as a whole.

 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, that may create any potential conflict of interest. The authors have stated that no such relationships exist. See the Manuscript Submission Agreement in this issue for examples of specific conflicts covered by this statement.

 Available online December 18, 2006.

 Reprints not available from the authors.

PII: S0196-0644(06)02451-6

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2006.10.019

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 50, Issue 3 , Pages 314-319 , September 2007

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