Follow Starting Hearts community initiatives, public-safety partnerships, legislative milestones, school programs, and media coverage dating from our founding initiatives through 2026.
The newest public announcements, media reports, and community safety collaborations:
Donation from a local couple enables Eagle County students to learn the CALL.PUSH.SHOCK.™ curriculum, empowering youth from elementary to high school with lifesaving response skills.
Starting Hearts, Eagle County Paramedic Services, and Vail Public Safety Communications Center announce the implementation of PulsePoint in Eagle County to alert CPR-trained citizens during cardiac emergencies.
Public safety leaders across Summit County collaborate with Starting Hearts to integrate 911 dispatch alerts through the PulsePoint mobile application.
Donation from a local couple enables Eagle County students to learn the CALL.PUSH.SHOCK.™ curriculum, empowering youth from elementary to high school with lifesaving response skills.
Starting Hearts, Eagle County Paramedic Services, and Vail Public Safety Communications Center announce the implementation of PulsePoint in Eagle County to alert CPR-trained citizens during cardiac emergencies.
Public safety leaders across Summit County collaborate with Starting Hearts to integrate 911 dispatch alerts through the PulsePoint mobile application.
PulsePoint Respond provides a real-time dispatch integration, increasing community awareness of emergent events and alerting nearby CPR-trained citizens to sudden cardiac arrest victims.
The Town of Dillon announces the installation of three new outdoor automated external defibrillator (AED) safety towers in key high-traffic public locations, accessible 24/7.
Starting Hearts introduces the community 'Adopt a Defib' program to expand defibrillator placement, maintenance, and public access across Eagle County.
Jim Spell served as a Starting Hearts board member for many years following a distinguished 33-year firefighting career with Vail Fire & Emergency Services.
Maggie Seldeen, founder of High Rockies Harm Reduction, joins the Starting Hearts Advisory Board to advise on community health outreach and lifesaving initiatives.
Jenna Beairsto saves her father Steve at the Homestead Court Club in Edwards through immediate hands-only CPR compressions following sudden cardiac arrest.
Starting Hearts joins nationwide athletic safety coalition advocating for emergency action plans, CPR training, and AED access in all youth sports venues.
Douglas County School District integrates CALL.PUSH.SHOCK.™ curriculum to empower students with confidence and capability in cardiac emergencies.
Starting Hearts leadership selected to present community CPR models and rural AED access strategies at the national Citizen CPR Foundation summit.
Red, White & Blue Fire Protection District EMS Division Chief Jim Levi joins the Starting Hearts Board of Directors to guide public safety alignment.
Pinnacle Gives awards philanthropic grant supporting the expansion of defibrillator maintenance and education in Summit County.
Rotary Clubs of Eagle County and Starting Hearts host recognition event honoring local first responders, healthcare providers, and community educators.
Strategic retail partnership installs publicly accessible AEDs across regional City Market grocery stores in Eagle County.
Emergency physician Dr. Tom Califf appointed Medical Director to oversee curriculum standards and clinical guidance for Starting Hearts.
Breckenridge Grand Vacations philanthropic foundation awards grant funding for Summit County cardiac preparedness initiatives.
Historical leadership announcement welcoming Eagle County Emergency Management Director Birch Barron to the board of directors.
Milestone public health initiative completes the deployment of 82 automated external defibrillators across key community locations in Eagle County.
Multi-agency coalition expands regional trauma preparedness and emergency bleeding control kits alongside public AED installations.
Ryan Sutter, Vail firefighter who helped rescue founder Lynn Blake in 2007, partners with Trista Sutter to launch the national #SaveMoreLives awareness campaign.
Installation of Colorado's first climate-controlled outdoor SaveStation tower, making defibrillators visible, heated, and 24/7 publicly accessible.
Colorado state legislation enacts Good Samaritan liability protections for AED owners and users, advancing Starting Hearts' public policy advocacy.
Susan Ford Bales, cardiac arrest survivor and daughter of President Gerald R. Ford and Betty Ford, headlines Starting Hearts' annual benefit.
Collegiate philanthropic partnership with Alpha Phi at CU Boulder to educate university students and support cardiac arrest prevention.
Entire student body and faculty of the Vail Ski & Snowboard Academy achieve American Red Cross CPR and AED certification.
Comprehensive alpine cardiac response system deployed across Vail Mountain and Beaver Creek Resort trail networks.
Regional Emergency Trauma Advisory Council (RETAC) establishes formal coordination on CPR metrics and public defibrillator registry.
University of Denver chapter collaborates to advance women's heart health advocacy and campus-wide CPR training workshops.
EagleVail recognized as Colorado's premier 'Starting Hearts Community' for comprehensive AED density and high citizen training rates.
Multidisciplinary agreement establishing collaborative emergency protocol coordination and community training between EMS and Starting Hearts.
Colorado Mountain College partnership establishes scholarship endowment for aspiring paramedics and emergency medical technicians.
National philanthropic foundation names Starting Hearts a top finalist competing for $100,000 in cardiovascular research and education funding.
Historic educational milestone establishing universal CPR and defibrillator instruction across all public schools in Eagle County.
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