AED+ ProGram
Provided through a partnership between Buhl Regional Health Foundation, Allegheny Health Network Grove City, UPMC Horizon & Jameson Health Foundations, and Staying Alive, we offer local organizations the opportunity to procure AEDs and provide their teams with AED and (optional) CPR training, all at no cost.
What is an AED & Why are they important?
An Automated External Defibrillator (AED) is a device designed to deliver an electric shock to people experiencing cardiac arrest, restoring the heart rhythm to normal. AEDs can be used by people who are not healthcare professionals; a tool with the potential to save lives before first responders arrive on the scene of an emergency.
According to the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation, approximately 356,000 people in the US each year experience a cardiac arrest outside of the hospital, and of those, nine out of ten die. However, when bystanders have the tools and knowledge to intervene immediately, survival rates double or triple.
Buhl Regional Health Foundation is working closely with our partners, Allegheny Health Network Grove City, UPMC Horizon & Jameson Health Foundations, and Staying Alive, to increase cardiac arrest survival rates in our community by distributing AEDs to public facilities where they may most often be needed.
Since August 2022, 210 AEDs have been placed in Mercer County, PA through this initiative.
We used our new AED this morning on a cardiac arrest and succeeded in restoring a heartbeat. I received word from the ambulance staff that the patient was breathing on his own by the time he reached the hospital and was responding to auditory stimuli. We are so thankful for these new AED units. They are more user friendly than our old units and I think they’re also more effective.
Things to know
Is your organization in need of an AED with optional CPR training? Our application process is simple! Scroll down further on this page to complete your AED Request Form today!
- To qualify for an AED, your organization must be located within Mercer County, PA. (Organizations in Lawrence County are also encouraged to apply, however, and may be eligible to receive an AED fulfilled by the UPMC Jameson Health Foundation.)
- Organizations who have used an AED that was issued by Buhl Regional Health Foundation are asked to complete the AED usage form below in the orange box.
- The maximum number of AEDs an organization may receive per year is 3.
- BRHF will provide up to three additional AED pads per organization per calendar year.
Please submit the AED Request Form below when you are ready to apply.
CPR Training Only?
If your organization would benefit from CPR training, but does not need an AED, please contact Staying Alive via the Mercer County Coronor’s Office at 724-475-3404 or email training.by.staying.alive@gmail.com.
Report AED Usage
Has the AED provided to your organization been used? Please complete this form to report the event to BRHF and help us track our impact in the community.
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