PRESS RELEASE JAN.

29, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Lois Myers, Public Relations Alamance Regional Medical Center XXX-XXX-XXXX

Schools Have More Access to Lifesaving Devices through Alamance Regionals AED Donation Alamance Regional Medical Center is donating 37 Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) machines to the Alamance-Burlington School System to help ensure students, staff and visitors have easy access to this lifesaving device in cases of sudden cardiac arrest. The AEDs are valued at $46,204 and will allow every high school to have two portable AEDs that can be used at athletic events in addition to a wall-mounted AED. The donation will also provide an additional AED at every middle school for athletics. Having AEDs available in schools and during athletic events is vital as sudden cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death in young athletes, says Lucy Kernodle, lead nurse of the Alamance-Burlington School System. We are so grateful to have these AEDs available in case an emergency should arise. Previously, Alamance Regional donated a total of 22 AEDs to the Alamance-Burlington School System. It is a recommended workplace safety requirement to have an AED on every school campus. AlamanceBurlington Board of Education policy and procedures currently in place mandate a minimum of three staff members certified for AED, CPR, and Standard First Aid at each site. A team of five school nurses who are American Red Cross CPR Instructors is available to assist with the provision of CPR training for school personnel.

Alamance Regional Medical Center was recognized for the donation of the 37 Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) machines at the Jan. 28 meeting of the Alamance-Burlington School System Board of Education. Photo attached: Left to right: Tony Rose, Chair, Alamance-Burlington School System Board of Education, presents a recognition plaque to Rex Street, Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, Alamance Regional Medical Center, and Wendell Osborne, Director, Supply Chain, Alamance Regional Medical Center. Alamance Regional donated 37 Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) machines to the school system, allowing high schools and middle schools to have more mobile AEDs available at athletic events. ###
Alamance Regional Medical Center is a not-for-profit healthcare organization dedicated to improving the health of our community. With more than 2,000 employees and 285 physicians on the medical staff, Alamance Regional offers a full range of inpatient, outpatient and wellness services. Specialized services include a Heart and Vascular Center, a Womens Care Center which houses The BirthPlace and Level II/III Special Care Neonatal Nursery, a fully-accredited Cancer Center, leading-edge Imaging Services, and complete Rehabilitation Services. The main Alamance Regional Campus, located on Huffman Mill Road in Burlington, also includes a 238-bed patient tower. Satellite facilities include the Mebane Outpatient Center, which features day surgery, urgent care and other services located in the Mebane Medical Park; West End Medical Park; Pediatric Rehabilitation; and outpatient Rehabilitation centers on South Church Street in Burlington and in Mebane Medical Park.