Governor Ivey signed a proclamation recognizing Dothan’s HeartSafe initiative, Tuesday.
Leaders from the Southeast Health Medical Center and Dothan Fire Department visited the state capitol for Governor Ivey to recognize Dothan as the state’s first HeartSafe city.
The HeartSafe program has trained over 7,000 people for CPR.
Over 70 businesses are also receiving training. The Southeast Health Foundation and the Fire Department are hopeful this will inspire other cities in the state.
”This project, this initiative, has taken us 6 years since its inception. It is really nice to be recognized for the efforts,” Amy Bunting with the Southeast Health Foundation said.
”There are over 350,000 sudden cardiac deaths a year. By having trained people in our community, having someone that can start hands-only CPR or CPR on a patient that needs it, increases the survivability of our community which makes us safer and whole, and a better community all together,” Dothan Fire Chief Chris Etheredge said.