He saved not one life, but two

I would like to nominate my husband, Kyle Hayes for the People Saving People Award. His quick actions not only saved my life, but our son’s life on November 9, 2017 after I suffered a cardiac arrest while 30 weeks pregnant. The day started completely normal and my pregnancy had been perfect up to that point. That evening, after Kyle, our 3-year-old son, Matthew, and I returned home, I carried… Read More

Illinois High School Student Brendan Gould Wins Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation's People Saving People Award

PITTSBURGH, PA--Illinois high school student Brendan Gould has been named winner of the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation’s People Saving People Award for saving his father’s life with CPR. The People Saving People Award honors “ordinary” people with extraordinary spirits who help save the lives of SCA victims. The purpose of the award is to increase awareness about the critical need for… Read More

Bystander Mike Vanneman Wins Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation's 2015 'People Saving People Award'

Mike Vanneman, of Los Altos, CA, has been named recipient of the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation 2015 'People Saving People Award,' which recognizes bystanders who help sudden cardiac arrest victims by calling 911, giving CPR, and using automated external defibrillators. Remarkably, Vanneman saved two lives in eight months. Mike Vanneman, of Los Altos, CA, has won the Sudden Cardiac Arrest… Read More

Sue Hostler Named Recipient of 2014 People Saving People Award

Sue Hostler of Pittsburgh, PA, has been named recipient of the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation’s 2014 People Saving People Award for saving the life of Robert Hallinan, 25, when he collapsed suddenly from cardiac arrest at an airport last summer. Hostler, a business traveler, recognized the emergency, called 911, and performed chest compressions until EMS arrived. Bystander intervention often… Read More

Captain Frank Meyer, Ron Noe & Ray Trevino Named Recipients of 2012 People Saving People(TM) Award

The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation has named Federal Aviation Association safety inspectors Ron Noe and Ray Trevino, and American Airlines Captain Frank Meyer recipients of the 2012 “People Saving People Award” for saving the life of American Airlines pilot Captain Matt Taylor when he suffered sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) in the AA employee cafeteria in December 2011. The Foundation received… Read More

Jordan Scott Named Winner of 2010 People Saving People(TM) Award

Jordan Scott of St. John’s, Newfoundland, was named recipient of the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation’s People Saving People Award, for saving the life of his brother, Joel, when he suffered sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) near Veracruz, Mexico. Read more

Roman Matlaga Wins 2008 People Saving People(TM) Award

Roman Matlaga played basketball on Sunday mornings at the Lakeside Elementary School in Honesdale, Penn., for 15 years. This particular Sunday morning—February 18, 2007—he was joined by some of the regulars and first-timer, David Belkin, 65, of Bethesda, MD. Right after taking a shot, Belkin stumbled backwards into the stands. That’s when Matlaga leapt from the bench into action. Read more