Today, Tri-State first responders and local organizations were presented with 150 automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in the Pavilion, located inside the Orthopedic & Neuroscience Hospital on the Deaconess Gateway Campus.
 
These AEDs are being donated to the following departments by HeartSaver:

• Dixie United Methodist Church (2)
• Evansville Christian Life Center (1)
• Evansville City Police (17)
• Evansville Masonic Lodge No. 64 (1)
• First Methodist Church (1)
• Habitat for Humanity of Henderson, Ky, Inc. (2)
• Henderson City/County Rescue Squad (2)
• Little Lambs/First Presbyterian Church (1)
• Morganfield Christian Church (1)
• Ronald McDonald House (1)
• Smith Mills Volunteer Fire Department (4)
• Sturgis Fire & Rescue (4)
• The Arts Council (1)
• United Methodist Youth Home (1)
• War Time Museum (1)
• Zion Fire Department (2)
• American Legion Home Harmony Way (1)
• Baker Chapel (1)
• Boy Scouts of America, Buffalo Trace Council (1)
• Calvary Missionary Baptist Church (1)
• Chandler Presbyterian Church (1)
• Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 082-04-04 (Evansville) (2)
• Cynthiana Town Hall (2)
• Henderson Police Department (34)
• Indiana Fire Juniors South (2)
• Lampion Center (1)
• Montessori Academy (1)
• Mount Vernon Police Department (19)
• Mt. Olive General Baptist Church (1)
• Mt. Vernon Black Township Parks and Rec Dept. (2)
• North Elementary School in Poseyville (1)
• Peace Fellowship Church (1)
• Peace Zone (1)
• Posey County Sheriff’s Office (10)
• Seventh Street Missionary Baptist Church (1)
• St. Joseph School Gym (1)
• Robinson Township Conservation Club (1)
• Tecumseh Football Field (1)
• Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Department (15)
• Vann Avenue Baptist Church (1)
• Warrick County School Corp Building (1)
• Zion Missionary Baptist Church (1)
• Burdette Park (1)
• Howell Wetlands (1)
• Jelly Bean Junction (1)
• Otwell Miller Academy (1)

AED training was provided on-site as part of the presentation.
 
The purchase of these AEDs was made possible through support from community individuals and businesses. Visit www.deaconess.com/heartsaver to learn more.
 
About HeartSaver
HeartSaver is a program of The Heart Hospital at Deaconess Gateway and Deaconess Foundation created to reduce sudden death through placement of life-saving AEDs in the Tri-State. The HeartSaver committee has placed more than 500 AEDs in schools, community centers, first responder vehicles, and other large gathering places throughout the region. To date, at least 11 lives have been saved by using HeartSaver-donated AEDs.
 
An AED is a portable device that can send an electric shock to the heart in an attempt to restore normal heart rhythm. AEDs are used to treat sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). Sudden cardiac arrest usually causes death if it’s not treated within minutes. Using an AED on a person having SCA may save the person’s life.