In November 2023, Project Heart ReStart, led by The Christ Hospital Health Network, Rotary Club of Cincinnati, CINTAS and Hamilton County Commissioners announced that every Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office cruiser was equipped with a live-saving AED. In Phase I, the committee raised more than $250,000 to purchase 130 AEDs for the HCSO.

The Phase II goal remains to raise enough money to purchase these vital pieces of equipment and meet 100% of the need for each community in Hamilton County. The Hamilton County Police Association has identified those departments with an immediate need for AEDs in their patrol vehicles.

From May 2022 through May of 2023, there were over 1,200 cardiac event calls to the Hamilton County Sheriff’s patrolled areas, and more than two thirds of those patrol cars did not have an AED in their cruiser. Every minute of delay in the use of an AED reduces the survival rate by 7-10%. Having an AED for our first responders on the scene of a cardiac event increases the survival rate from 10% to 40%.

About The Christ Hospital Health Network

The Christ Hospital Health Network consists of an acute care hospital located in Mt. Auburn, a remote hospital location in Liberty Township, five ambulatory outpatient centers and dozens of medical offices throughout the region. For more than 130 years, The Christ Hospital has provided compassionate care to those it serves. Made up for more than 1,300 physicians and more than 6,500 team members, our mission is to improve the health of our community by providing exceptional outcomes in an affordable way. The Network was recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the #1 hospital in the Cincinnati Region, named to Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospitals list in 2023. It is also a Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award recipient, which recognizes top-performing healthcare organizations that achieve the 95th percentile or above of performance in patient experience.