SVH Emergency Services re-designated HeartSafe

    PITTSFIELD — Sebasticook Valley Health (SVH) has announced that SVH Emergency Medical Services has been successfully re-designated as a Maine HeartSafe Community by the Maine Department of Public Safety, the Maine CDC/DHHS  and the Cardiovascular Health Program.

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    HEARTSAFE — SVH EMS L’Easa Blaylock is shown assisting patients during recent mock disaster in Newport.

    SVH Emergency Medical Services (EMS) has been designated as a HeartSafe Community since 2007.
    SVH President and CEO/EMHS Senior Vice President Terri Vieira complimented EMS for its efforts.
    “I am proud that our EMS team has successfully maintained and enhanced our capacity to fulfill the requirements of the HeartSafe Program’s Gold Level,” Vieira said. “Our first responders are committed to saving lives and protecting the health of our patients and the HeartSafe designation ensures that our EMS team has the resources it needs for positive outcomes for heart attack and stroke patients.”
    For the past eight years, SVH has met the criteria of the HeartSafe Community Program, which recognizes the work of Maine EMS programs and provides resources to improve the chances of positive outcomes for patients in cardiovascular events, like heart attacks or strokes.
    According to the state website Mainehealth.gov, about 335,000 people a year die of coronary heart disease without being hospitalized or admitted to an emergency room
    This is why the Maine CDC/DHHS Cardiovascular Health Program and the Maine Emergency Medical Services office have partnered to assist Maine cities and towns in improving the chances that anyone suffering a cardiovascular-related event will have the best possible chance for survival.        For more information, contact Jennifer Yarbrough at 487-4024 or visit www.sebasticookvalleyhealth.org.