PulsePoint AED App<\/a>, to make the location of these lifesaving tools readily available on your phone. Bystander AED access and CPR doubles a cardiac arrest victim\u2019s chance of survival. You can help save more lives.\u201d<\/p>\nThree years ago in September 2020 UConn Health became Connecticut\u2019s first-ever designated \u2018HEARTSafe Campus\u2019 medical center and remains the only hospital with this special designation.<\/p>\n
UConn Health\u2019s leadership as a HEARTSafe Campus followed in the footsteps of its Town of Farmington, which is an accredited HEARTSafe Community and interestingly, the University of Connecticut which in 2019 was the first institution of higher education in the state to earn the designation.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe commend you on your efforts to save lives and improve the health of your workplace,\u201d wrote the Commissioner of the Connecticut DPH, Dr. Manisha Juthani to UConn Fire Chief William F. Perez and UConn Health. \u201cOn behalf of the Connecticut Department of Public Health, and the America Heart Association, congratulations to the University of Connecticut, UConn Health for having met the renewal requirements of a designated HEARTSafe Campus.\u201d<\/p>\n
The DPH shared that this three-year redesignation recognizes UConn Health\u2019s commitment to promote and provide improved cardiac response and care to the staff, students and visitors of its campus utilizing the \u2018Chain of Survival\u2019 of early 9-1-1 access, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, defibrillation and advanced care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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The HEARTSafe Campus has 30 AEDs and Stop the Bleed kits installed that can be found throughout UConn Health<\/a> in common areas of its buildings and facilities. Anyone on the UConn Health campus whether patients, visitors, employees, contractors, staffers, or students, can always easily access an AED or Stop the Bleed Kit at any time should an emergency situation arise. Additionally, a University Safety dispatcher can be reached 24\/7 to advise you on the closest AED to your location during an emergency.<\/p>\n