Medstar donates an AED to the Michigan State Firemen’s Association

Nothern Operations Supervisor, Jeremy Compau, presents an AED to the Association President, Marc Marshall

Saturday, January 11, 2025

Medstar was proud to present an AED (Automated External Defibrillator) to the Michigan State Firemen’s Association.

The Firemen’s Association moved their regular meeting to the Medstar Station in Mundy Twp. in order to accomodate the donation ceremeony. Association President, Marc Marshall, was excited to receive the AED. They plan to travel with this device around the state. They will demonstrate their ease of use, their importance in improving the outcomes for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest victims and encourage organizations to install AED’s in their facilities.

“Medstar recognizes community AED placement as the most important component of increasing cardiac arrest survival throughout our nine-county service area,” said Kolby Miller, Medstar CEO. “We’re incredibly thankful for our healthcare and community partners for helping us expand this vital initiative. The more AEDs we can get into the community, the more lives will be saved.”

Medstar has provided mini-grants to purchase AEDs for local civic, educational, and religious facilities for the past eight years and is now inviting the community to support the program’s expansion. The Medstar Shock and Save Initiative is designed to:

  • Measurably increase cardiac arrest survival throughout Medstar’s emergency service area
  • Increase AED access and utilization
  • Increase CPR and AED training
  • Support community leaders in local efforts to increase cardiac arrest survival and expand community CPR/AED training and AED ordinances