SPRINGFIELD – PeaceHealth on April 23 rolled out the area’s first outdoor automated external defibrillator (AED) “SaveStations” at four sites around the area. These lifesaving devices can be easily accessed by the general public in response to sudden cardiac arrest. A SaveStation is an outdoor, unlocked, monitored and temperature‑controlled cabinet that secures the AED.
Program organizers have selected local outdoor athletic field sites serving youth and young adult sports for the first placements, made possible through Sacred Heart Medical Center Foundation funding. The sites include the Willamalane Les Schwab Sports Complex, FitLot Outdoor Fitness Park and Hamlin Middle School on in Springfield, as well as at Lane Community College and the Babe Ruth Sport Complex in Eugene.
