Healthy Communities Magazine
Healthy Communities Magazine is Owatonna Hospital's community magazine. The 8-page, 4-color publication reaches more than 22,000 homes in Steele County and nearby communities three times per year. The magazine includes patient stories, health awareness articles and public education classes and seminars related to Owatonna Hospital.
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Fall 2009 issue
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Heart healthy living initiative
Heart Safe Communities Project
Heart Safe Communities is an initiative to increase survival from sudden cardiac arrest. Owatonna Hospital and Allina Hospitals & Clinics are teaming to place automatic external defibrillators (AED) in public facilities like schools, senior centers, libraries, and government buildings, as well as to provide training to help community members respond to sudden cardiac arrest.
Sudden cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death in the United States, striking more than 450,000 people a year. The most effective treatment for sudden cardiac arrest is an electric shock to the heart, called defibrillation. This “shock” is administered by an AED.
How you can help
As part of the program, Owatonna Hospital is raising funds to place AEDs in Steele County. To date, 32 AEDs have been placed with one more pending.
Through this initiative, nonprofit organizations and public government buildings are given an opportunity to purchase an AED at half-price ($1,100). More than 20 Owatonna locations have been identified by the Heart Safe Committee and will receive top priority. AEDs will be placed as funds have been raised. Nonprofits that are not listed but request an AED at half-price will be on a first-come, first-serve basis as the necessary funds can be raised.
With a gift of at least $1,100, the organization will be recognized with a plaque next to the AED storage cabinet. The purchase of each AED package includes training in use of the device, as well as a wall mount cabinet, a site assessment, medical prescription and oversight of the program.
To make a donation to support defibrillators in your community, specify which community and/or location you are supporting and mail your donation to: Debra Brase, Owatonna Hospital, 903 Oak Avenue., Owatonna, MN 55060 or call Debra at 507-444-6070.
Current donors and donations
- Allina Hospitals & Clinics employees
- Robert & Joyce Blazek
- Doug & CJ Brase
- Brooktree Golf Course
- Cash Wise Foods/Coborn's, Inc.
- Federated Insurance Companies, for Owatonna Police Department First Responders
- Robert & Pat Fischer
- Elizabeth Gilthvedt
- Hedstrom Insurance
- Chad Lange, Festal Farms Co., for Lincoln Elementary School
- Little Theatre of Owatonna, for Merrill Building
- Marlene Camilli and Thrivent Financial, for First Responders
- Northridge Church, for Four Seasons Building and Northridge Church
- Our Saviors Lutheran Church, for Our Saviors Lutheran Church
- Owatonna Bus Company for St. Mary's School
- Owatonna Hospital Auxiliary, for Owatonna Public Library, Owatonna Senior High School, Roosevelt Community Center, Owatonna Fire Department
- Owatonna hospital employees, for First Responders
- R&K Electric
- Ray & Helen Stawarz
- TPS Insurance
- Woman's Club of Owatonna, for First Responder
See a list of placements