Mercer County
The City of Hermitage and UPMC are partnering in support of Minutes Matter, a UPMC community initiative. Minutes Matter aims to provide Mercer County and surrounding communities with emergency education and information on cardiac events, overdoses, uncontrolled bleeding, and mental health.
UPMC introduced Minutes Matter to the Mercer County region during the UPMC Jameson high school robotics event on October 31, 2023. Approximately 200 students attended the event and learned how they could help during emergencies.
“How those first few minutes are handled during a medical or overdose emergency greatly impacts a person's survival rate of that event,” said Michele Albaugh, nurse coordinator, UPMC Horizon and UPMC Jameson. “One in ten will survive a cardiac arrest if the only intervention provided is dialing 911. Five in ten will survive a cardiac arrest if chest compressions are provided and an AED is used."
Minutes Matter in Mercer County
Have you ever learned how to help someone experiencing a mental health crisis? Would you know how to perform chest compressions or apply an AED during a cardiac arrest? UPMC experts will be onsite at community events and activities throughout Mercer County to help bring visibility to these life-saving interventions, talk more about how important training is, and give people opportunities to see how they could help save a life.
Michele Albaugh shows Natalie Zgurich how to perform CPR.
Natalie is an administrative fellow at Horizon/Jameson.
Michele Albaugh demonstrates how to control bleeding during a Minutes Matter open forum training session at LindenPointe in Hermitage.
Johanna Sanders advises on CPR technique during a Minutes Matter open forum training session at LindenPointe in Hermitage.
Upcoming Events
Minutes Matter Training Forum
- Hope Center for Arts and Technology, Inc.
115 Anson Way
Sharon, PA 16146 - Monday, April 29
5:30 to 7:30 p.m. - Free and open to the public. Registration is not required.