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title: "American College of Emergency Physicians: ACEP Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation Program"
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The American College of Emergency Physicians’ Geriatric Emergency  
 Department Accreditation (GEDA) program is transforming how  
 emergency departments care for older adults. Created in response  
 to the growing number of older patients seeking emergency care  
 and the unique risks they face, GEDA established the first national  
 accreditation model dedicated to geriatric emergency care.

GEDA’s success is rooted in the strengths of association leadership.  
 ACEP brings together emergency physicians, clinical experts, health  
 systems, researchers, and national partners, using its member  
 expertise, professional credibility, and organizational infrastructure  
 to translate evidence and expert consensus into practical, scalable  
 standards. Physician leaders have been central to defining criteria,  
 shaping the peer-review process, advancing education, and ensuring  
 the program reflects the realities of emergency care.

Through a rigorous, tiered framework, GEDA helps emergency  
 departments implement geriatric-focused protocols, age-friendly  
 care processes, workforce education, and environments designed to  
 better meet the needs of older adults. More than 600 emergency  
 departments across urban, rural, and international settings have  
 earned accreditation, influencing care for millions of older adults  
 each year.

GEDA demonstrates the unique power of an association to convene,  
 standardize, educate, and scale change, turning collective expertise  
 into measurable improvements in care and a new benchmark for  
 age-friendly emergency medicine.

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