Some of those recently trained school system employees now qualify as “Stop the Bleed” trainers themselves, so they can share the knowledge with more teachers and staff. Additionally, the school system has committed to purchasing Stop the Bleed kits for each of its schools.
To-date, 872 people have received Stop the Bleed training through STHS since 2018.
St. Tammany Health System received its first Stop the Bleed training kit from the state. Since then, St. Tammany Hospital Foundation has provided funds to purchase a second kit, so multiple training courses can be held concurrently.
Additionally, the foundation – using money donated by the community – helped the health system purchase more than 50 Stop the Bleed kits, which are located at every defibrillator station throughout the health system. The foundation also provided kits for each of the school sites visited by the Stop the Bleed team.
“While, of course, it is everyone’s hope that the skills acquired in this course will never need to be used, we are truly proud to support St. Tammany Health System’s efforts in providing this essential, life-saving training to the front-line personnel in our schools,” foundation Executive Director Nicole Suhre said. "Donations from our community enable STHS to provide the courses and Stop the Bleed kits to our schools free of charge. Even a small gift can make a big impact in potentially saving a life.”
St. Tammany Health System offers free Stop the Bleed training to organizations and companies in its service district, which covers western St. Tammany Parish and parts of Washington Parish. If you would like to discuss arranging training for your group, email communityeducation@stph.org.