NCED Funding
The National Center for Early Defibrillation was established through major support from The Medtronic Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Medtronic Physio-Control in Redmond, Washington. Additional funding has been provided by the Asmund S. Laerdal Foundation for Acute Medicine and the Laerdal Companies Worldwide in Wappingers Falls, New York. Other funding sources are listed below.
National Center for Early Defibrillation Corporate Partners
| Founding Sponsor | The Medtronic Foundation, Minneapolis, MN Medtronic Physio-Control Corporation, Redmond, WA |
| Platinum Level Sponsor | The Medtronic Foundation, Minneapolis, MN Medtronic Physio-Control Corporation, Redmond, WA |
| Gold Level Sponsor | The Asmund S. Laerdal Foundation for Acute Medicine, Inc./ Laerdal Companies Worldwide, Wappingers Falls, NY |
| Silver Level Sponsor | |
| Bronze Level Sponsor | 1. Philips Medical Systems/ Heartstream Division, Seattle, WA 2. Zoll Medical Corporation, Burlington, MA 3. American Heart Association, Dallas, TX 4. Survivalink Corporation, Minnetonka, MN |
| Contributor | 1. EMP America Inc./Medic First Aid�, Eugene, OR 2. American Safety Health Institute, New Port Richey, FL |
In-Kind Sponsors
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, PA
UPMC Health System, Pittsburgh, PA
How to contribute to the National Center for Early Defibrillation
Organizations and individuals interested in contributing to the National Center for Early Defibrillation should contact NCED at 1-866-AED-INFO toll free or further details. Contributions are tax deductible.
Why contribute to NCED? Because so many more can survive!TM