Dauphin County, PA Partners with Avive's 4 Minute Community™ Program

SAN FRANCISCO, March 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Avive Solutions, Inc. announces the partnership with Dauphin County, PA in Avive's 4 Minute Community™ Program. Together with the Peyton Walker Foundation, Emergency Health Services Federation, and Dauphin County Department of Public Safety, Dauphin County joins cities like the City of Jackson, TN, Forsyth County, GA, the City of Carrollton, TX and their neighboring Cumberland County, PA in their adoption of the 4 Minute Community™ Program: an innovative, first-of-its-kind approach to cardiac arrest response.

Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) is a critical medical emergency that occurs when the heart unexpectedly stops beating normally. In the United States alone, over 357,000 out-of-hospital SCA cases are reported every year, with nearly 90% resulting in fatalities. Over the last two decades, millions of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) have been placed across the U.S., but survival rates have not improved.

Dauphin's 4 Minute Community™ Program will work to strategically place 320 Avive Connect AEDs® with individuals in their community to help increase bystander intervention and provide rapid response in a SCA emergency. The goal is to strengthen the links of the Chain of Survival with Avive's new technology and deliver lifesaving therapy with an AED to someone in cardiac arrest within four minutes of dispatch from 911. The program is actively recruiting citizen volunteers in Dauphin County to join its Cardiac Arrest Rapid Engagement (CARE) Team.

What is the 4 Minute Community™ Program?

The 4 Minute Community™ Program seeks to break down historical barriers to survival by closing the critical gap between SCA and the arrival of first responders. By leveraging historical data on cardiac emergencies in specific areas, the program equips CPR-trained community volunteers with Avive Connect AEDs®. These volunteers, known as Cardiac Arrest Rapid Engagement (CARE) Team members, can be alerted by 911 and dispatched to nearby emergencies via a mapping system on their AED screen.

Unlike traditional AEDs, the Avive Connect AED® is the only AED integrated with 911 and the entire Chain of Survival. Avive leverages its REALConnect™ Software to enable Intelligent Response™ technology, which empowers 911 telecommunicators to dispatch nearby Avive Connect AEDs® to the scene of SCA emergencies. Once triggered, AEDs within a one mile radius will flash a red screen and sound an alarm, giving CARE Team members directions to the scene and guiding them through the emergency with step-by-step CPR and defibrillation instructions. This seamless coordination between CARE Team members, next-generation AED technology, and emergency services establishes a new standard for SCA response.

"We are deeply thankful for our ongoing partnership with the Peyton Walker Foundation in helping bring the 4 Minute Community™ Program to Dauphin. With Dauphin joining its neighboring Cumberland County, we are thrilled to extend access to lifesaving technology across Pennsylvania," said Sameer Jarfi, CEO and Co-Founder of Avive Solutions. "At its core, this program is not about cities or counties; it's about people and empowering communities to take action when every second matters. Dauphin's commitment to this initiative within their neighborhoods marks an important step toward driving meaningful change in Sudden Cardiac Arrest survival rates and improving emergency response."

"Following the successful deployment of the 4 Minute Community program in Cumberland County, it has been our vision to continue to expand this program across multiple counties here in Central PA. This initiative will have a direct impact on increasing the survival rates of cardiac arrest - sparing many families from a lifetime of heartache. I'm incredibly proud to be part of this initiative and am so thankful for all of the partners who are supporting this. The 'Four Minute Community' has become part of my daughter's legacy," says Julie Walker, president of The Peyton Walker Foundation and mother of Peyton, whose young life was cut short due to Sudden Cardiac Arrest.

"The expansion of the 4 Minute Community into Dauphin County marks a significant step toward improving survival rates for sudden cardiac arrest. This program directly empowers bystanders with the tools and technology needed to make a lifesaving difference in those critical first minutes before EMS arrives. We are proud to partner with Avive, the Peyton Walker Foundation, and Dauphin County to strengthen the Chain of Survival and provide our community with a groundbreaking approach to cardiac emergency response." - Matthew Kratz, Operations Manager, Emergency Health Services Federation.

The 4 Minute Community™ Program in Dauphin County, PA

As a 4 Minute Community™, Dauphin County has integrated the Avive Connect AED® with their 9-1-1 Department of Public Safety, so when a SCA or suspected SCA call comes in, telecommunicators will activate all the Avive devices that are within one mile of the suspected cardiac arrest emergency. Devices will alert CARE Team members when there is a cardiac arrest emergency nearby, and will immediately map them to the emergency. While high-quality CPR buys time, only a shock from an AED can restore a person's heartbeat and aid in saving their life.

Dauphin County has been working hard for many years to decrease the time it takes to deliver high-quality care to a patient in cardiac arrest. It is a privilege to be working with this community and to join forces with them in their trailblazing efforts to save more lives from SCA.

For more information and updates on Dauphin County's participation in the 4 Minute Community Program, please visit avive.life/4minutepa 

About The Peyton Walker Foundation:

The Peyton Walker Foundation is dedicated to increasing awareness about sudden cardiac arrest and saving lives through heart screenings, CPR, and AED training. The foundation was created in memory of Peyton Walker, who tragically passed away at the age of 19 due to Sudden Cardiac Arrest.

About Avive Solutions, Inc.:
Avive Solutions, Inc. is a Brisbane, CA-based company dedicated to developing state-of-the-art Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) designed to be accessible, intuitive, and effective in saving lives during Sudden Cardiac Arrest emergencies. Avive's mission is to ensure that lifesaving AED technology is available in every community across the nation. Learn more at https://avive.life.

Media Contacts:

Julie Walker
The Peyton Walker Foundation
julie@peytonwalker.org

Katerina Miras
Avive Solutions
katerina@avive.life

For more information, visit avive.life and peytonwalker.org.

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