Two BVRMC employees were honored with the HeartSaver Hero Award by the American Heart Association (AHA).
Sarah Naberhaus, Director of ER/Ambulance, and Dave Schmidt, Ambulance Manager, performed CPR on Dawn Bach this past January at an off-site managers meeting. Dawn is the Chief Clinical Officer.
“I was in the right place at the right time,” says Dawn, who has served as the Chief Clinical Officer at BVRMC for nearly two decades. “We thought about canceling the meeting because it was one of the coldest mornings in years. It is a good thing we didn’t because it probably would have been a much different outcome without so many skilled providers around me.”
“Today, many Americans feel helpless during an emergency because they do not know how to administer CPR, or they are afraid of hurting the victim. We want to recognize heroes that have stepped in to save a life. Thank you for performing the heroic act of CPR; a critical link in our chain of survival. You have not only helped to save a life within your community, but you are also partnering with the American Heart Association to improve the survival rate of citizens who receive bystander CPR,” states the award from the AHA.