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SCV Senior Center Partnering Up With Several Organizations To Provide CPR Training

The Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center is partnering with four local organizations to train “Meals on Wheels” drivers on how to perform CPR in an effort to prepare the drivers for any emergency, according to officials.


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Volunteer drivers for the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center’s “Meals on Wheels” program are set to receive CPR training in May in partnership with Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital, LBW Insurance, Financial Services and Superior Life Support, Inc., according to officials.

After the volunteers expressed a desire to be more prepared as they knock on the doors of senior citizens, LBW Insurance, the insurance agent for the SCV Senior Center, looked for ways to subsidize the costs and offer support to the organization, officials said.

“We realized the hospital was doing CPR classes for the community, so we reached out to see if there was a way to provide that training to Senior Center volunteers,” LBW’s CEO Mitzi Like said. “Initially, Superior Life Support said they would donate their facility and the trainers time, while Henry Mayo and LBW agreed to cover the costs of materials. Now, we’re giving huge kudos to Superior Life Support as they’ve decided to cover all of the costs. We couldn’t be more pleased.”

The meals are important, officials said, but the daily checks to make sure seniors are up and mobile are even more valuable.

The training is designed to prepare volunteers for if they come across someone in distress.

“Our mission is to improve the health of our community through compassion and excellence in healthcare services,” said Patrick Moody, director of marketing, public relations and community benefit at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital.

CPR training is one way Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital is improving the health of Santa Clarita.

“Henry Mayo is excited to be part of this collaborative community effort to benefit seniors here in Santa Clarita,” said Emily Kim, a marketing and community benefit specialist for Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital. “Offering CPR training to the Meals on Wheels staff and volunteers will help to prepare them if a situation arises during a visit with a Meals on Wheels client.”

The goal of Superior Life Support Inc. is to provide community members with training in the treatment of workplace injuries, stroke and cardiac events, according to officials.

“We are dedicated to empowering lifesavers through proper training,” said Katie Dierberger, training manager and AHA training center coordinator for Superior Life Support.  “We are excited to partner with our community, including Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital and LBW, to help make lifesaving skills accessible to people of all ages. Because only one percent of the population is CPR certified, we are committed to helping to increase that percentage and are looking forward to having that number grow in our community.”

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