Brooklyn, NY-- Kingsbrook's
Best Health School provides free education and early detection options for Central Brooklyn
residents all year round. On Saturday, April 22nd CPR Training will take
place on our main campus at
585 Schenectady Avenue between Winthrop Street & Rutland Road in the Lillian Minkin Ballroom.
The mission of the
Best Health School is to provide better access to wellness information and screenings to promote
healthier communities in our borough. As such, the Best Health School's
education programs provide access to services that are specifically designed
for the uninsured of our community, and plays a large part of the facility’s
prevention agenda to improve access to quality care and education efforts.
CPR (or cardiopulmonary resuscitation) is a combination of chest compressions
and rescue breathing (mouth-to-mouth resuscitation). If someone isn't
circulating blood or breathing adequately, CPR can restore circulation
of oxygen-rich blood to the brain.
The Best Health School also provides education on stroke awareness and
a myriad of chronic health conditions. For more information on our educational
schedule for 2015, visit our website at
www.kingsbrook.org under Community Programs & Events or call
718-604-5062.
According to the American Heart Association, about 92 percent of sudden
cardiac arrest victims die before reaching the hospital, but statistics
prove that if more people knew CPR, more lives could be saved. Immediate
CPR can double, or even triple, a victim’s chance of survival.
Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, celebrating its 92nd year, is a medical
teaching facility. Centers of Excellence Include: Kingsbrook Rehabilitation
Institute offering Physical & Rehabilitative Medicine, including Brooklyn's
only New York State approved Traumatic Brain Injury & Coma Recovery
Unit, The Comprehensive Behavioral Health Center comprised of Inpatient
Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry and Outpatient Psychiatry, The Bone &
Joint Center providing care in Joint Replacement/Sports Medicine and the
Neurosciences Institute providing care in General Neurology, Rehab and
Stroke care. Kingsbrook and Rutland Nursing Home are JCAHO certified and
not-for-profit members of the Greater New York Hospital Association and
the Healthcare Association of New York State.