Texas Save A Life CPR

10/12/2025

Walking is one of the simplest ways to get active and stay active. It’s great for relieving stress and lowering your chances of heart disease and stroke. Take a few steps today, and a few more tomorrow.

09/18/2025

Oh! You’re unbelievable! Because you have the power to save a life with Hands-Only CPR.

This one-hit wonder lives on. And it could help you save a life. If you see a teen or adult collapse, call 911 and push hard and fast in the center of the chest until help arrives.

05/16/2025

🚒💚This , let’s shine a light on the silent battles firefighters face. From PTSD to burnout, the toll of constant emergencies can weigh heavy. Support mental health resources for our heroes—because saving lives shouldn’t cost theirs. 🧠

05/06/2025

Only 1 in 4 adults from Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities said they felt confident enough to correctly perform Hands-Only CPR. Know the two simple steps to save a life: If a teen or adult collapses, call 911 and push hard and fast in the center of the chest.

05/06/2025

Good sleep is essential for your mental health. Poor sleep increases stress and anxiety, while quality rest improves mood, focus, and resilience. Pick one small change and start tonight!

01/20/2025

As you get older, you are more likely to get high blood pressure. Check your BP to know your numbers and talk to your doctor about what they mean.

01/07/2025

We want to say "thank you" to our EMS partners across North Texas who transported more than 14,000 patients to our ER in 2024. This number represents the collaboration we have with EMS, and the trust of patients and families who needed our help at critical times in their lives. To commemorate this meaningful milestone, hospital leaders stopped by Plano Fire-Rescue Station 9, who brought in the 14,000th patient on Christmas Day. Shown are Andrea Ansley, Jennifer Ledbetter, FF/Paramedic Tim Roberts, FF/Paramedic Tyler Cleveland, FF/Paramedic Bobby Ritter, Engineer/Paramedic Lance Haley, Vanessa Lozada, and Steve Hadzima, M.D.

12/23/2024

Ben Roth, a paramedic from Texas, was attending the game with his daughter when he saw a man collapse during workouts at Soldier Field.

12/05/2024

11/13/2024

YOU are qualified to use an AED. A shock from an automated external defibrillator greatly increases the chances of surviving a cardiac arrest, but the device is used only 10% of the time by bystanders. No training is needed to use an AED: Pictures and voice prompts tell you exactly what to do.

11/07/2024

"You've had a massive heart attack. You're lucky to be alive."

Those words stunned Rick St. Sauveur, then 57. His job was physically active, and he played softball. Though he ate fast food while on the run, he'd never felt he was unhealthy.

But doctors had found a 100% blockage in his left anterior descending artery. They put in two stents to open it. Within a week, Rick was home from the hospital. He immediately began following a Mediterranean diet and jumped at the chance to do cardiac rehabilitation.

"I totally changed my whole mindset on health and nutrition and what's good for you and what's not," he said. After 12 weeks of rehab, he transitioned to a cardiac maintenance program, and the staff asked him to be an ambassador to newer patients.

Rick was working out one to two hours a day and walking 5 to 8 miles a day when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. He set up a home gym in his basement, but he missed the camaraderie with his fellow heart patients.

In spring 2020, Rick and his cardiac rehab buddy Cliff Karten started a support group they dubbed "The Stents," starting with five members. The Stents pulled each other through the pandemic and continue to meet every two weeks, sometimes with as many as 15 members.

Rick continues to inspire with his dedication to daily exercise and positive attitude. "People see his drive and his success," Cliff says, "and they want that for themselves."