Cardiac Science

The City of San Diego has entered into a new Marketing Partnership Agreement with Cardiac Science. The revenue from this partnership will be used to operate and sustain San Diego's Public Access Defibrillation (PAD) Program, San Diego Project Heart Beat. The goal of San Diego Project Heart Beat is to improve the survivability of sudden cardiac arrest victims in San Diego by making Automatic External Defibrillators (AED) as accessible as fire extinguishers in any and all public and private arenas including city and county facilities, businesses, tourist attractions and facilities, healthcare facilities and educational facilities.

Highlights of the Cardiac Science partnership include improving the survivability of sudden cardiac arrest victims in San Diego by placing Cardiac Science AED's in public facilities; training and operational support of the PAD Program, funding for the program provided through an annual marketing rights fee and incremental fee based on the sale of Cardiac Science AED's in San Diego County; Cardiac Science designated and referred to as the "Official AED Partner" of the City of San Diego; and Cardiac Science named on all promotional materials used in connection with the branding of the PAD Program.

San Diego Project Heart Beat has proven that these life saving programs do work. To date, San Diego Project Heart Beat has deployed over 4,800 AED units throughout the communities of San Diego County. Most importantly, San Diego Project Heart Beat has helped save 51 lives.

For more information about San Diego Project Heart Beat, please contact Maureen O'Connor at (619) 243-0911 and moconnor@sandiego.gov.