Cardiac arrest survivors from the Austin and Travis County area are invited to attend the first Survivor Network meeting on June 30, 2011.  The meeting will be held at the Office of the Medical Director, 517 South Pleasant Valley Road, Austin, TX 78741 in classroom A.  We will begin at 6:00 pm and adjourn at 7:00 pm.  Survivors and their familes or significant others are invited to attend.  Questions and RSVPs may be emailed to Louis Gonzales at louis.gonzales2@austintexas.gov or by phone at 512-978-0000.  We hope to see many of our survivors and families for some networking and planning.

Many 2008 survivors experienced a new era with increased efforts to improve Survival from Sudden Cardiac Arrest in the City of Austin and Travis County.  As one of four cities participating in the Take Heart America Sudden Cardiac Arrest Initiative, our Community implemented a number of proven approaches to resuscitation from sudden cardiac arrest.  The Take Heart Austin initiative is now the primary sponsor of our Annual Survivor Celebration now known as the Take Heart Austin Survivor Celebration.

Another Milestone.  This year more than 60 people survived Sudden Cardiac Arrest.  Several new approaches were either implemented or are being considered.  Stay tuned for more exciting news in 2008.

Survivor Austin reached a new milestone this year.  54 people survived Sudden Cardiac Arrest in our Communities.  Efforts began last year to implement the 2005 American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care.  We want to increase our number of Survivors even more in the coming years.

In 2005, the City of Austin and the Travis County Communities, celebrated another year with over 45 Survivors from out of hospital Sudden Cardiac Arrest.  Our celebration included several Survivors and their Rescuers

2004 marked the second Survivor Austin event formally recognizing our cardiac arrest survivors and their rescuers.  Though the number of survivors was much smaller than we would like, we were very happy to see so many of our Survivors and their Rescuers joining together to celebrate.