HeartSafe Designation Application

The HeartSafe program promotes and encourages community awareness of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) and the potential lifesaving knowledge of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and public access to automated external defibrillators (AEDs).

In order to increase this awareness, the Southeast Health System, in partnership with the City of Dothan, the Dothan Fire Department, and the Dothan Area Chamber of Commerce, has developed an initiative to provide designations for cities, communities, workplaces and campuses. Criteria for each category were established through the assistance of the American Heart Association, medical personnel and other HeartSafe programs around the country.

A “HeartSafe” designation demonstrates a commitment to promote and support:

• Hands-only CPR and AED trained individuals
• Public access to automated external defibrillators AED(s) through strategic placement
• Emergency response action plan

The included application details the requirements for becoming a HeartSafe City, HeartSafe Community, HeartSafe Workplace and HeartSafe Campus. If you would like to become one of these HeartSafe Designations, please fill out the 2-page application.

HeartSafe City and HeartSafe Community requirements:

• AED requirements : Minimum 1 AED for every 1,000 citizens
• Hands-Only CPR Trained citizens : Minimum 10% of population aged 16 years and older

(The number of required AEDs and Hands-Only CPR trained citizens is based on the most recent US Census.)

HeartSafe Workplace requirements:

• AED requirements :
  • Fixed locations (i.e. office buildings): minimum 1 AED in a publically accessible location and within a 3-minute round-trip walk of the furthest work area
  • Flexible locations (i.e. construction sites): minimum 1 AED per site that can travel throughout the site with work staff
• Hands-Only CPR Trained employees : Minimum 10% of work staff, including regular employees, volunteers, contractors and student employees
• Emergency action plan : A written emergency action plan that includes response to medical emergencies and maintenance of AED(s). This should also address unusual circumstances for specific business types (such as a workplace that might experience and influx of visitors). The Dothan Fire Department is available to help in writing your plan, if needed.
• Recognition : Business is to display provided signage to show designation

HeartSafe Campus requirements:

• AED requirements :
  • Minimum 1 AED per building on campus in a publically accessible location and within a 3-minute round-trip walk of the furthest work area; or,
  • Ability to respond with an AED within 3 minutes
• Hands-Only CPR Trained employees : Minimum 10% of work staff, including regular employees, volunteers, contractors and student employees
• Emergency action plan : A written emergency action plan that includes response to medical emergencies and maintenance of AED(s). This should also address unusual circumstances for specific business types (such as a workplace that might experience and influx of visitors). The Dothan Fire Department is available to help in writing your plan, if needed.
• Recognition : Campus is to display provided signage to show designation