For enterprise companies, especially those with multiple locations nationwide and high foot traffic, safeguarding the health and well-being of employees and visitors is paramount. One crucial aspect of this responsibility is ensuring that automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are readily accessible and properly managed. With sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) remaining one of the leading causes of death, an effective AED program is no longer a “nice-to-have” but an essential part of any enterprise’s safety strategy.
Premedics brings over 25 years of expertise to AED program management and has been a trusted partner to Fortune 500 companies and other large organizations. We understand the unique challenges that come with managing AEDs across diverse locations. Staying compliant with varying regulations, keeping devices maintained, and training staff to respond confidently in emergencies can be overwhelming. These challenges require a comprehensive, streamlined approach the more and more locations there are to consider. Easily meet these multi-location needs with our innovative AED program management solution—built to simplify oversight and maximize readiness, no matter how complex or expansive your AED network may be.
The Challenge of AED Program Management for Enterprises
Here’s a look at the most common challenges enterprise companies face when managing AEDs across many locations:
- AED Placement: Ensuring AEDs are correctly located and accessible in each facility demands careful planning and consistent updates. From corporate offices to warehouses and storefronts, placement can vary, making unified management essential.
- Regulatory Compliance: Adhering to both regional and national regulations is critical. Compliance requirements can be extensive and varied across different states, including mandates on AED location, maintenance, and even staff training requirements.
- Maintenance and Equipment Tracking: Each AED device requires regular upkeep, tracking, and inspection. Pads and batteries have expiration dates, and devices may need software updates or replacement due to obsolescence. Coordinating these efforts across locations without a centralized system can lead to costly oversights.
- Staff Training and Readiness: Trained employees who are confident in AED use is as vital as having AEDs onsite. Training must be continuous to account for staff turnover and updates in best practices.
Without a comprehensive management solution, staying on top of these responsibilities can become overwhelming and leave potential gaps in coverage. Premedics offers an enterprise-level approach designed to help safety leaders streamline these processes.
Premedics’ Holistic Enterprise AED Program Approach
Our turnkey AED programs are built to simplify every aspect of AED system management through a variety of key features, each designed for ease, efficiency, and compliance.
- Centralized Management Dashboard: An intuitive, user-friendly dashboard provides a central hub where you can see all AED devices across your entire network.
- Real-Time Status Tracking: The Premedics team monitors your dashboard on your behalf carefully checking for defibrillator alerts. Our platform’s 24/7 tracking capabilities mean you’re always confident in the operational readiness of your defibrillators.
- Automated Maintenance Scheduling and Alerts: AED maintenance is automatically scheduled with alerts for upcoming tasks like pad or battery replacements, software updates, and more. We will ship everything you need right to your doorstep at no extra cost.
- Constant Regulatory Compliance: From tracking local, state, and federal guidelines to providing support for inspections and audits, Premedics keeps your enterprise compliant with ease. Our system also monitors FDA software updates and recalls so we can address them immediately.
Ensuring Constant Compliance
Premedics simplifies regulatory compliance for enterprises by ensuring AED programs meet local, state, and federal standards regardless of how spread out your locations are. Our solution includes a multi-million dollar indemnification policy for added security, automatic tracking of FDA updates and recalls, and scheduled reminders for inspections, maintenance, and part replacements. We also provide post-event support and an overnight loaner device if an AED is deployed. Premedics helps enterprise companies stay audit-ready.
Staff Training for Effective AED Use
Premedics offers enterprise staff training with customized AED and CPR programs tailored to meet large organizations’ unique needs. Our nationally-recognized training center alignment with the American Heart Association includes scenario-based training and real-world simulations using your specific defibrillator model, ensuring employees gain the confidence and skills to respond effectively in emergencies. We track AED/CPR certification expiration dates and any related staff turnover to ensure there is always someone qualified to use AEDs when you need them most.
24/7 Wireless Monitoring
With Premedics’ 24/7 wireless monitoring, enterprises can trust that their AEDs are always ready to use without the need for constant manual checks. Our real-time tracking alerts you and us immediately if any device requires attention. For companies with hundreds of AEDs, this automated monitoring saves significant time and resources, allowing facilities and safety teams to focus on other priorities. We perform same-day FaceTime inspections to address any issues quickly since life-saving readiness shouldn’t wait. Premedics’ AED programs provide enterprises with the peace of mind that every AED is operational and compliant, supporting a seamless, reliable safety program regardless of scale.
Cost-Effective Solutions for Enterprise Businesses
Our AED management solutions are cost-effective and tailored to the unique needs of various industries, from corporate offices and healthcare facilities to retail locations and manufacturing plants. Our flexible approach allows enterprises to scale up or down based on company size, with customized placement, training, and compliance support to suit specific operational environments. With a simple monthly pricing model covering all maintenance, monitoring, and training, enterprises can stay prepared without any surprise costs or large capital expense.
Success Story: 20 Locations for Serta Simmons Bedding
Working closely with Serta Simmons Bedding, we embarked on a mission to elevate the AED ownership standards across their 20 plants, where each location housed an average of two to three AEDs. Through meticulous planning and dedicated efforts, we streamlined the process so they were fully operational and compliant within just a few months.
This rapid turnaround not only showcased our efficiency but also demonstrated our commitment to excellence in AED management. By bringing their plants up to the highest level of AED ownership standards, we provided Serta Simmons Bedding with the peace of mind that their facilities were well-equipped to handle any cardiac emergency that may arise.
Andy Brousseau, their Director of Safety, had this to say:
Helping you save lives is our passion. We assign a dedicated account manager to your account who will be your consistent touchpoint throughout onboarding and beyond. When you call us, this guarantees that you’re always speaking to someone familiar with the intricacies of your facilities.
Why Premedics Is the Right Partner for Enterprise AED Program Management
Founded by a paramedic over 25 years ago, Premedics brings deep-rooted expertise and firsthand understanding of emergency response to enterprise AED program management. We can design, implement, and manage a top-tier AED program whether you already have AEDs or are starting from the ground up.
Premedics’ unique advantages lie in our turnkey, white-glove, scalable solutions, which adapt seamlessly to the needs of large organizations. Our AED programs simplify compliance and enhance efficiency, automating everything from monitoring and maintenance to real-time reporting. Partnering with Premedics means elevating your AED program to a higher standard of safety and readiness. Let us help your organization create a life-saving AED program that provides peace of mind.
