Manchester Designated as a HeartSafe Community

At the Board of Directors Meeting on September 1, 2009, Mayor Louis A. Spadaccini will receive an official proclamation from the Connecticut Department of Public Health, designating Manchester a HeartSafe Community.  This was accomplished through the collaborative efforts of the Manchester Health Department, Manchester Fire Department, 8th Utilities District Fire Department, Manchester Ambulance, Manchester CPR Program, and the Board of Education.

A HeartSafe Community fosters a community environment that improves the survival odds for people suffering from sudden cardiac events, such as cardiac arrest or heart attacks. To receive this prestigious designation Manchester met the program requirements for public placement of automated external defibrillators (AEDs), trained community residents and equipped, staffed, and trained emergency responders.

In addition, Manchester is planning on continuing to provide community cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) programs and expand the availability of AEDs in public locations, to maintain our HeartSafe Community status into the future.