Save A Life Denver would not be possible without the critical support of our program partners, advisory council and community partners. We owe many thanks to each of them. 
The American Red Cross Mile High Chapter helps people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies. Last year, hundreds of volunteers helped victims of nearly 300 disasters; taught lifesaving skills to tens of thousands; and provided support to U.S. service members and their families in Colorado. The Red Cross is not a government agency; it relies on donations of time and money to do its work.
Philips is the worldwide leader in automated external defibrillators (AED). The Philips HeartStart FRx AED is the exclusive lifesaving device for Save A Life Denver. Designed for conditions too demanding for many other AEDs, the Philips HeartStart FRx was selected for Save A Life Denver because of its reliability, durability, and easy-to-use design.
Denver Health is the Rocky Mountain Region’s academic Level 1 trauma center, and the safety net hospital for the Denver area. The Denver Health system, which integrates acute and emergency care with public and community health, includes the Rocky Mountain Regional Trauma Center, Denver’s 911 emergency medical response system, Denver Health Paramedic Division, eight family health centers, 12 school-based health centers, the Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center, NurseLine, Correctional Care, Denver CARES, Denver Public Health, the Denver Health Foundation and the Rocky Mountain Center for Medical Response to Terrorism, Mass Casualties and Epidemics.
In addition to providing medical oversight for each AED distributed through the Save A Life Denver program, Denver Health will conduct detailed site assessments to determine AED need at each of the Save A Life Denver participating organizations. During site assessments, Denver Health will determine the number of recommended AEDs at each facility, as well as the recommended location for AEDs at said facility.
Denver Health will guide and oversee the safety, installation and post-installation of the AEDs at each participating organization, and will work with each building facility manager (or appointed Program Liaison) to ensure safety and compliance.
9News is Colorado’s news leader, and has teamed up with Save A Life Denver as media partner to support the program through a mass media campaign including Public Service Announcements (PSAs), community events and news coverage.
9News has been the leader in Colorado news for more than 30 years, reaching over 2 million adults each week—they carry more than 54 hours of local news per week. 9News is also a leader in the community with distinguished outreach programs such as the 9Health Fair, 9Cares Colorado Shares, 9Who Care, to name a few.
The role of the Save A Life Denver Advisory Council is to provide expertise and best practices guidance in to the direction of the Save A Life Denver PAD program, in order to best serve the needs of the community with regard to widespread access to AEDs. The Advisory Council is comprised of various community partners, including the City of Denver Office of Emergency Management, Denver 911, Denver Fire, EMS Council, Denver Health Paramedics, the Denver Health Foundation, CHAMPS, and others that work in collaboration with the American Red Cross to inform the Save A Life Denver program. The Save A Life Denver Advisory Council meets on a quarterly basis.
Members include:
Gabrielle Decker | Senior Accountant, Denver Health Foundation
Dennis Baker | Paramedic Lieutenant, Denver Health and Hospital Authority
Scott Bookman | Chief Paramedic, Denver Health and Hospital Authority
Christopher Colwell | Associate Director, Emergency Medicine/Medical Director Denver Fire Dept.
& Denver Paramedic Div., Denver Health
Aaron Eberhardt | MD, Denver Health
Alan Groussman | EMS, Denver Health
Paula Herzmark | Executive Director, Denver Health Foundation
Julie Hulstein | Executive Director, Community Health Association of Mountain/Plains States (CHAMPS)
Adeeb Khan | Director of Volunteerism, Mile High United Way
Stephen Maddock | Division Chief, Operations, Denver Fire Department
Michael Morris | Paramedic Lieutenant, Denver Health and Hospital Authority
James Robinson | Assistant Chief, Operations, Denver Health and Hospital Authority
Mike Shepherd | Captain, Denver Fire Department
Carl Simpson | Executive Director, Denver 911
Frank Sullivan | Professor
Lynne Valencia | Vice President of Community Relations, 9News
Gwen Wernersbach | Program Administrator, Save A Life Denver, American Red Cross, Mile High Chapter
Mary Tappe | SCA Survivor
Denver 911
Denver EMS Council
Denver Fire Department
Denver City Council
City of Denver
Denver Health Foundation
Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce
Building Owners and Managers Association
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"With the help of trained citizen responders and widespread access to AEDs, we can work together to save many
more lives every year."
"In an emergency we are all first responders. We are happy to support the Red Cross and its many local partners in their preparedness efforts to make our community safer."
Save A Life Denver received a grant to place 1,000 AEDs throughout the City and County of Denver at no cost. Denver-area businesses are encouraged to apply.
Help us reach our goal of placing
1,000 AEDs in Denver by 2013!
