HEARTSafe Campus

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About the Program

The National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Foundation (NCEMSF) encourages and promotes community awareness of the potential for saving the lives of sudden cardiac arrest victims through the use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and increased public access to defibrillation. 

In order to increase this awareness, NCEMSF, with support from HEARTSAFE Communities, the American Heart Association, The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation and industry partners, has developed an initiative to designate college communities as “HeartSafe Campuses.” NCEMSF affirms that the cornerstone of any HEARTSafe Campus is a vibrant campus-based emergency medical response organization.

“HeartSafe Campuses,” like HEARTSafe Communities, promote and support:

  • Rapid Response by CPR and AED Trained First Responders
  • Rapid Public Access to Defibrillation
  • Early Access to Advanced Care
  • Public CPR and AED Training for the Community
  • Engagement in Preventative Cardiovascular Healthcare Activities

The intent of this program is to recognize quality campus based EMS organizations and their communities and hold them out as examples to other campuses as a means to improve overall cardiac arrest care. Information from this program may be shared by NCEMSF with other campus EMS organizations in consulting, seminars, and written material for the purpose of helping organizations improve the quality of EMS and overall cardiac care on campuses.

Campus EMS organizations completing and submitting this self-assessment and verification packet on behalf of their campuses and fulfilling all required criteria herein will be acknowledged by NCEMSF at our annual conference and recognized for a three-year period with a "HEARTSafe Campus" award. HEARTSafe Campuses will need to recertify ever three years by updating and refilling this application.

All application materials must be received by the Friday two weeks prior to the start of the annual NCEMSF conference for the year in which the campus is to be considered for the award or renewal of the award. Please e-mail heartsafecampus@ncemsf.org with any questions regarding the application process or the designation.

Campuses labeled as HEARTSsafe Campuses will receive appropriate signage for their campus. Additional Signage may be purchased from NCEMSF.

pdf HEARTSafe CAMPUS Application (189 KB) (PDF)

Email: heartsafecampus@ncemsf.org

CPR Save Awards

CPR Save PinThe National Collegiate EMS Foundation will be once again recognizing cardiac arrest CPR/AED rescues made on campuses at the annual NCEMSF Conference. The recognition items are a uniform commendation pin and certificate which will be presented during the Conference.

All nominations must be submitted online and must be received by the Friday two weeks prior to the start of the Conference (same deadline as HEARTSafe Campus applications). 

Current HEARTSafe Campuses

2013 (Inaugural Year of Program):

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT EMS)

2014: (Press Release: pdf HeartSafe Press Release 2014 (179 KB) [PDF])

  • Binghamton University (Harpur's Ferry Student Volunteer Ambulance Service) - April 2, 2014 news article
  • Syracuse University (Syracuse University Ambulance)
  • University of Massachusetts-Lowell (UMass-Lowell EMS)
  • University of Richmond (University of Richmond EMS)
  • University of Pittsburgh (Pitt SEMS)

2015: (Press Release:  pdf HeartSafe Press Release 2015 (21 KB)  [PDF])

  • Fordham Univeristy (Fordham EMS)
  • Georgetown University (Georgetown Emergency Response Medical Services)
  • Rowan University (Rowan University EMS)
  • Tufts University (Tufts EMS) - News Article
  • University of Albany, SUNY (Five Quad Volunteer Ambulance Squad)
  • University of Delaware (University of Delaware Emergency Care Unit) - Press Release, News Article
  • University of Maine (University of Maine EMS)
  • Virginia Tech (Virginia Tech Rescue Squad)

2016:

  • Brandeis Univeristy (BEMCo)
  • Franklin and Marshall College
  • Johns Hopkins University (HERO)
  • McMaster University
  • University of Virginia

2017:

  • Dartmouth College
  • Duke University
  • Eckerd College
  • Skidmore College
  • St. Michaels College
  • Western Carolina University

2018:

  • Harvard University
  • The College of New Jersey
  • Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • University of Arizona
  • University of Illinois
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Utica College

RECERTIFYING IN 2018

  • Fordham University
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Rowan University
  • SUNY Albany
  • Syracuse University
  • Tufts University
  • University of Delaware
  • University of Richmond

2019:

  • Bates College
  • Rice University
  • University of Massachusetts - Lowell

RECERTIFYING IN 2019

  • Brandeis University
  • Georgetown University
  • University of Richmond
  • University of Virginia
  • Virginia Tech

2020:

  • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Universitty
  • Montclair State University
  • University of California - Davis
  • University of Maine
  • University of Massachusetts - Amherst

RECERTIFYING IN 2020

  • Binghamton University
  • Georgetown University
  • St. Michael's College
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Western Carolina University

2021:

  • Drexel University

RECERTIFYING IN 2021

  • Braindeis University
  • Fordham University
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • University of Arizona
  • University of Illinois
  • Utica College

2022:

  • Boston College
  • Quinnipiac University
  • University of Dayton
  • University of Delaware
  • University of Denver
  • University of Florida
  • University of Texas at Dallas

RECERTIFYING IN 2022

  • Georgetown University
  • University of Albany
  • University of Massachusetts - Lowell
  • University of Pennsylvania

2023:

  • The George Washington University
  • John Carroll University
  • Tulane University
  • University of California - Davis
  • University of North Carolina
  • Western Illinois University

RECERTIFYING IN 2023

  • Binghamton University
  • Brandeis University
  • Embry-Riddle University
  • Rice University

2024:

  • SUNY Canton
  • University of Vermont
  • Hobart and William Smith College
  • Yale University
  • St. Olaf College
  • Washington University - St. Louis
  • Clarkson University
  • Norwich University
  • Stony Brook University

RECERTIFYING IN 2024

  • Fordham University
  • University of Massachusetts 
  • University of Arizona

"The American Heart Association applauds the efforts of the National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Foundation to foster and promote a stronger “chain of survival” through the establishment of HEARTSafe Campuses."

Syracuse University Ambulance displays their HeartSafe sign 

 

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