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Medstar donates an AED to Bay City Central High School
Bay City Central High School was the recipient of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) this week. Northern Operations Manager, Jeremy Compau, made the presentation to Assistant Principal and Athletic Director, Allison Sobczak on Monday, April 13, 2026. Sobczak had been actively searching for an AED for the Wolves Athletic Department. Katie Loiselle, the high school’s…
Medstar Honors the “First of the First Responders”
April 12 – 18, 2026 is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. Often referred to as the “first of the first responders,” these talented folks are the critical link between people in crisis and first responders. They receive both emergency and non-emergency calls and organize a response deployment strategy. Medstar would like to recognize our Dispatchers…
Medstar Donates an AED to St. John’s Lutheran Church
Medstar Supervisor, Frank Simone, presents an AED to church treasurer, Patricia Smith, accompanied by several members of the congregation. Medstar continues its’ mission of improving cardiac patient outcomes by investing in Automated External Defibrillators (AED). Only 10% of people who suffer an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survive. Their chances double if a bystander uses and AED…
Medstar Paramedics recognized for first Whole Blood administration outside of hospital
Paramedics Recognized for First Whole Blood Use in Southeast Michigan Healthcare leaders from across Macomb County gathered Friday to recognize a milestone in emergency medical care: the first successful prehospital whole blood transfusion delivered by EMS in Macomb County. The recognition honored the Medstar clinicians whose actions on February 16 helped stabilize a critically ill…
Medstar donates an AED to Faith United Methodist Church
Medstar CEO, Kolby Miller, presents an AED (Automated External Defibrillator) to Faith United Methodist Church Board Member, Jacomb Schroeder and Macomb Township Supervisor, Frank Viviano. Faith United Methodist Church applied for, and was awarded, an AED through the Medstar Shock and Save Initiative. The Initiative provides mini-grants for schools, churches, non-profit and civic organizations in…
“Shop with a Hero” Provides Christmas Cheer
Medstar Paramedic Mara Gravlin and EMT Keanan Hiltunen shopping with kids at Home Bakery in downtown Davison. Medstar personnel joined other first responders in Davison and Lapeer to shop with kids in last night’s Shop with a Hero event. Children from the Davison and Lapeer school districts were chosen and paired with Medstar Paramedics and…