Bridgeport

Bridgeport Is A HeartSafe Community

Bridgeport, CT – Mayor Joe Ganim today announced that the Connecticut State Department of Public Health has declared Bridgeport a ‘HEARTSafe’ community recognizing the number of citizens that have been trained in life saving measures such as Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and the strategic placement of Automated External Defibrillators (AED) in the community to improve the survival chances of anyone suffering sudden cardiac arrest.   Bridgeport becomes the 118thmunicipality in Connecticut to carry the ‘HEARTSafe’ Community designation.   “I am very proud that Bridgeport has achieved this designation because it means that anyone who has sudden heart problems has a much better chance of survival in our city,” said Mayor Ganim.  “The more residents of Bridgeport that can be trained in CPR…

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