The City of Sandy Springs Launches Avive’s 4 Minute Community™ Program to Improve Cardiac Arrest Response

The City of Sandy Springs is proud to announce the launch Avive Solutions, Inc. 4 Minute Community™ Program -- an innovative, approach designed to transform the way sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is addressed in the community.

The program aims to close the gap between the onset of cardiac arrest and the arrival of professional emergency responders. By leveraging historical data on Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) in specific areas, the initiative will equip CPR-trained citizen volunteers in the City of Sandy Springs with Avive Connect AEDs, advanced and connected defibrillators.

“The goal is to strengthen the links between the Chain of Survival with Avive’s new technology and deliver lifesaving therapy with an AED to someone in cardiac arrest within four minutes of dispatch from 911,” said Sandy Springs Fire Chief Keith Sanders. “The addition of these devices will have a direct impact on increasing the survival rates of cardiac arrest, and I’m incredibly proud to launch this innovative life-saving initiative.”

As a 4 Minute Community, the Avive Connect AED®s is integrated with Sandy Springs’ 911 Emergency Communications Center, Chattahoochee River 911 Authority (ChatComm), an International Academies of Emergency Dispatch Accredited Center of Excellence. When a 911 cardiac arrest call comes in, telecommunicators will be able to activate all the Avive devices that are within one mile of the suspected cardiac arrest emergency. The devices will alert their owners when they need to be used nearby and will immediately map them to the emergency.

Unlike traditional AEDs, the Avive Connect AED leverages its REALConnect™ Services to enable Intelligent Response technology and transform emergency cardiac care. Intelligent Response empowers 911 telecommunicators to dispatch nearby Avive Connect AED®s to the scene of SCA emergencies. Once triggered, the nearby AEDs flash a red screen and sound an alarm, giving bystanders directions to the scene and guiding them through the emergency with step-by-step CPR and defibrillation instructions.

“We’re proud to welcome Sandy Springs into our growing network of 4 Minute Communities,” said Sameer Jafri, CEO and Co-Founder of Avive Solutions. “The City is demonstrating bold and inspiring leadership by taking this step to advance cardiac emergency response for its citizens in the pre-hospital setting. Through this impactful multi-stakeholder collaboration, including the continued support of Northside Hospital Foundation, we’re building a model that communities across the nation can look to and replicate. This partnership represents a significant step forward in expanding a connected system of care across Georgia and in reshaping how sudden cardiac arrest is addressed nationwide.”

This seamless coordination between community responders, next-generation AED technology, and emergency services establishes a new standard for cardiac arrest response.

The launch of the program is made possible through a generous donation of over 100 Avive Connect AEDs by the Northside Hospital Foundation and Northside Hospital Heart Institute. Ultimately, the Sandy Springs’ 4 Minute Community Program will work to strategically place 200 AEDs in the hands of trained individuals in the community, increasing bystander intervention and providing rapid response when time matters most.

“Expanding the 4 Minute Community Program into Sandy Springs represents another powerful step in Northside’s commitment to building healthier, safer communities,” said Kim Anker, director of the Northside Hospital Foundation. “This partnership brings together innovative technology, passionate local leadership and generous community support — all working toward one lifesaving goal. We’re honored to help drive this initiative forward and thankful to everyone who’s making it possible.”

“This program not only helps save lives in the field — it also gives our medical teams a clearer picture of what occurred in those crucial first minutes of cardiac arrest,” added Dr. Jeffrey Marshall, cardiologist with Northside Hospital Heart Institute. “With access to real-time data and insights captured before EMS even arrives, we can make more informed clinical decisions the moment a patient enters our care. That’s an extraordinary advancement, and we believe it will translate to better outcomes and more lives saved.”

For more information and updates on Sandy Springs’ participation in the 4 Minute Community Program, please visit avive.life/4-minute-community/sandy-springs 

About Avive Solutions, Inc.:
Avive Solutions, Inc. is a Brisbane, CA-based company dedicated to developing state-of-the-art Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) designed to be accessible, intuitive, and effective in saving lives during Sudden Cardiac Arrest emergencies. Avive’s mission is to ensure that lifesaving AED technology is available in every community across the nation. Learn more at https://avive.life.

About Northside Hospital:
The Northside Hospital health care system is one of Georgia’s leading health care providers with five acute-care hospitals in Atlanta, Canton, Cumming, Duluth and Lawrenceville and nearly 500 outpatient locations across the state. Northside Hospital leads the U.S. in newborn deliveries and is among the state’s top providers of cancer care, sports medicine, cardiovascular and surgical services. For more information, visit northside.com.