St. Luke’s Health Care Foundation donated AEDs to CRPD
St. Luke’s Health Care Foundation has donated 50 automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to the Cedar Rapids Police Department (CRPD) as part of a “Heart Safe Community” program.
“Heart disease is the number one killer in the U.S., yet many of these deaths are preventable,” said Dr. Ryan Sundermann, medical director of St. Luke’s Emergency Department. “Our goal is to make Cedar Rapids a Heart Safe Community by building a cardiac safety net for our residents and visitors.”
Pictured during a Feb. 23 news conference are (left to right): Sergeant Christy Hamblin; Officer. Frank Vozenilek; Kyle Hill of Code Red; St. Luke’s Health Care Foundation President Shannon Duval and Sergent Michelle Smothers.
"We are very happy to support the Cedar Rapids Police Department by providing this life-saving equipment," said Shannon Duval, St. Luke’s Health Care Foundation president. “We value our local emergency response organizations and are happy to help whenever we can. We want to ensure our city’s police officers are properly equipped as they work to keep our communities safe.”
