Via Heart Project + Peninsula Health Care District

Partnering to make community AEDs available, affordable, and rescue–ready.

Community AED Program 

Funded by Peninsula Health Care District and managed by Via Heart project

Via Heart Project and the Peninsula Health Care District are working in partnership to implement an ongoing District-sponsored Community AED (automated external defibrillator) Program. Together, we will ensure that rescue-ready AEDs are available throughout the community, and provide the vital education and awareness needed to save lives.

With sponsorship from the Peninsula Health Care District, and management by Via Heart Project, this program will provide targeted support to remove the financial barriers and uncertainty around AED ownership and maintenance. Local organizations may be eligible to receive donated or reduced-cost AEDs, CPR/AED training, and subsidized enrollment in Via Heart Project’s comprehensive AED maintenance program to ensure AEDs remain rescue-ready beyond their initial placement.  

Whether you need to place your first AED, need additional AEDs due to the size of your campus or facility, or if you have AEDs that are not currently enrolled in an ongoing, comprehensive maintenance program, interested organizations within the District are encouraged to complete the ‘Request Sponsorship’ form below. This will allow you to share what you need so that we can determine how we can help.

Program Criteria

Sites meeting the criteria listed below will receive priority funding. Sites that do not meet this criteria are still encouraged to submit the form so that we can fully assess the needs of the community and provide support if funding allows.

  • Libraries
  • Schools
  • Churches
  • Community centers, parks and athletic facilities
  • City and county sites
  • Law enforcement agencies and their vehicles
  • Nonprofits
  • Small community-owned businesses

AEDs

AEDs are delivered to sites ready-to-use, equipped with rescue kits, cases, and spare pads. We help select the right AED with features that meet the specific needs of your location.

Maintenance

Via’s comprehensive AED maintenance program makes it easy to keep AEDs in compliance and ready to be used in an emergency (see below for more information).

Training

We offer certified CPR/AED and First Aid training, and non-certified Hands Only CPR training.

REQUEST SPONSORSHIP

About You

Your Name(Required)
Is your site located within the PHCD Boundaries?(Required)
If you are not sure, please refer to the PHCD web site for the map. www.peninsulahealthcaredistrict.org/about-us
Your Address(Required)
Your Email Address(Required)
Are you a city/county/government agency?(Required)
Are you a non-profit organization?(Required)
Do you have at least two people on site that would be available to be responsible for the monthly AED readiness checks?(Required)
The readiness checks take one person less than 5 minutes per month and ensure that humans put eyes on the AED monthly. This keeps the site in compliance, and ensures people at the site stay engaged with the AED in a very time efficient manner. The second user would be a back up.
Please tell us the number of AEDs you currently have at your site. If you are responding for a district or organization with multiple locations, please explain below and give totals.
Please tell us the make and model of the AEDs you have at your site. If more than one make/model, please list them all.
Does your current AEDs have a wall cabinet?(Required)
A wall cabinet or bracket holds the AED in place. Mobile units typically do not have/need a wall cabinet.
Does your current AEDs have a wall sign?(Required)
A wall sign should be mounted above an AED/cabinet to make for better visibility to locate the AED.
Does your current AEDs have a rescue kit?(Required)
A rescue kit is a bag/pouch with items such as: scissors, face shield, gloves, razor, antiseptic wipes.
Is your site/ organization able to commit to maintaining an AED to the standards set forth by health and safety codes?(Required)
This incudes monthly readiness checks, replacing supplies, and working with, and responding to, our inquiries to ensure your AED remains rescue ready.
Does anyone at your site have CPR/AED training?(Required)
This can mean a certified training or a hands-only training (including AED demo and practicing chest compressions), even if not a certified class.

Via’s Comprehensive Maintenance Program

Our AED Maintenance Program eliminates worry and guesswork.

Via Heart Project’s AED maintenance program transforms organizations from one-time recipients of AEDs into long-term partners.
This program ensures each AED remains fully functional and compliant through:

Monthly AED readiness checks

Supply expiration date tracking

Free battery and electrode pad replacement

Medical direction

Registration with local EMS and PSAP

Training oversight

By managing the lifecycle of each device, we help our partners build lasting infrastructure and capacity for emergency response. This relationship is not transactional—it reflects our belief that health equity requires sustained investment—not one-time interventions. Through long-term engagement, we build capacity, confidence, and resilience within the communities we serve, and we stand beside our partners year after year to maintain readiness, ensuring their communities remain HeartSafe.

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