赫尔姆斯利慈善信托基金自豪地站在最大的捐助者在美国心脏协会的100年历史

在他成年后的大部分线上电子游戏飞禽走兽里，沃尔特·潘齐勒都在帮助照顾南达科他州的人们.

作为一名护理人员, then a police officer and as a resource officer in schools, Panzirer learned all about the challenges faced across his state – and, 他发现, 整个美国农村. One of the biggest challenges: health care. 为了享受生活在广阔空间中的乐趣，一个代价是医院之间相距遥远, equipment is often old and there aren't nearly enough doctors, 尤其是专家.

然后 Panzirer landed a new, unexpected role. 他的祖母——纽约酒店大亨利昂娜·赫尔姆斯利——去世了，留给他一个50亿美元慈善信托基金的管理人.

换句话说, Panzirer发现自己能够给无数人的生活带来巨大的改变. Including, of course, those in South Dakota and across rural America.

And, wow, what a difference he and his organization have made.

Leona M. 和Harry B. 赫尔姆斯利慈善信托基金已经向美国心脏协会投资了8300万美元. 美国心脏协会庆祝成立100周年^th 2024年生日, 赫尔姆斯利慈善信托基金是该组织最具影响力的慈善合作伙伴之一.

“感谢沃尔特和赫尔姆斯利慈善信托基金带给我们的愿景, 我们已经能够在我们国家的大部分地区做出有意义的改变," 美国心脏协会 CEO Nancy Brown said. 因为正如沃尔特经常说的那样，你住的地方不应该影响你得到的护理质量."

When the Helmsley Charitable Trust was created, its leaders were given a single charge: Make a difference. 有这么多方法, the Trustees sought guidance from the Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.

Panzirer told the advisors about his interest in rural health care. They recommended calling the 美国心脏协会.

"To make a huge difference in cardiovascular care in rural America, 你需要和美国心脏协会合作，因为他们已经在那里工作了,Panzirer说. “他们通过多个项目触及美国的每个社区, 他们是培训的黄金标准，也是政策工作的黄金标准."

Back when the relationship was being set up, Panzirer对美国心脏协会的一个项目特别感兴趣，该项目基本上简化了从拨打911电话到病人根据自己的病情在尽可能快的线上电子游戏飞禽走兽内到达最好的医院之间的一系列线上娱乐电子游戏网站.

这个名为“使命:生命线”(Mission: Lifeline)的项目已经在有限的地区取得了成功. Panzirer wanted to test it across an entire state. 当然是南达科他州.

这个试点项目发挥了巨大的作用，赫尔姆斯利慈善信托基金(Helmsley Charitable Trust)自此投资在北达科他州启动了Mission: Lifeline项目, 怀俄明, 明尼苏达州, 内布拉斯加州, 蒙大拿和爱荷华州.

Of all the metrics that could be used to emphasize the program's success, Panzirer opted to instead sum it up with this anecdote:

A man was working on a power line in Sully County, the north-central part of South Dakota, when a zap of electricity caused his heart to stop. 他心脏骤停. First responders arrived with an automated external defibrillator, 或AED, and were able to restore a rhythm. 他们还为他接上了一台12导联心电图机，产生了有价值的信息. While driving to a hospital 40 miles away in Pierre, 他们发送了心电图信息, helping prepare the care team for his arrival. 一旦稳定下来, he was transferred via helicopter to a heart hospital in Sioux Falls, 再走225英里.

"And that gentleman is still living to this day,Panzirer说, smiling. "It was not just one thing that saved this man's life. 这就是一切."

The first Helmsley grant to the AHA was made in 2010. 随后，将“使命:生命线”推广到其他农村地区的资金也到位了. 然后, in 2017, 赫尔姆斯利慈善信托基金做了两个重大的改变:他们把同样的蓝图带到纽约市，并开始资助另一个版本的使命:生命线——一个中风患者. 赫尔姆斯利现在已经在北达科他州、内布拉斯加州、蒙大拿州和爱荷华州支持了“使命:生命线中风”.

赫尔姆斯利继续支持美国心脏协会的各种倡议，这些倡议对美国农村特别有价值.

心脏军团是一个帮助在农村社区培养公共卫生工作者的项目. 最近, 赫尔姆斯利支持启动一个项目，在熟练的护理机构中认证中风康复, as well as the AHA Center for Telehealth.

Panzirer is especially excited about the Center for Telehealth.

十多年了, 他看到了通过屏幕将专家带到偏远地区是多么简单而深刻. 直到COVID-19大流行，更多人才意识到远程医疗可以提供多大帮助.

The technology isn't just for rural areas. 任何缺乏专家的城市护理中心突然变得离它需要的专家只有几步之遥.

美国心脏协会对此表示赞同. And to help set up this new layer of care, 该中心将提供专业培训和认证——这是Panzirer所推崇的另一个“黄金标准”.

"Any time the AHA can amplify our voice, it gets to more of the public and to more of the decision-makers, 无论是联邦或州议员还是个人医疗保健系统的领导人,Panzirer说. "The 美国心脏协会 brings that credibility."

愿景和目标一致, 美国心脏协会和赫尔姆斯利慈善信托基金将继续寻找改善和延长美国农村和整个美国生活的方法.

"Our relationship continues to evolve and improve,Panzirer说, "because the AHA delivers on its promises."