STS National Database regional groups offer a collaborative networking environment for peer-to-peer support and non-clinical guidance related to data abstraction.
Currently, there are 20 regional groups covering 44 states:
- California
- Central Southeast Region (Arkansas, Kentucky & Tennessee)
- Florida
- Gulf States (Alabama, Louisiana & Mississippi)
- Illinois
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Mid-Atlantic (Delaware, New Jersey & Pennsylvania)
- Minnesota (Minnesota, North Dakota & South Dakota)
- Missouri/Kansas
- Nebraska/Iowa
- New York
- Northwest Region (Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, Montana & Washington)
- Ohio
- Rocky Mountain Region (Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah & Wyoming)
- Southeastern (Georgia, North Carolina & South Carolina)
- Southern New England Region (Connecticut, Massachusetts & Rhode Island)
- Texas/Oklahoma
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Regional Group Leaders