Partners in Fitness and Healthy Living
Catholic Healthcare West (CHW) is the
official health care provider for the San Francisco Giants at SBC
Park. Both organizations share a strong commitment to community and
have built an unprecedented partnership developing on-site health
care facilities at the new ballpark making the Giants the first
major league baseball team to house a community health center that
serves the surrounding neighborhood.
The CHW Bay Area Health Center provides first
aid services for fans attending games and operates as a training
and rehabilitation facility for the Giants. Additionally, CHW
provides health care services to major and minor league players as
well as the Giants organization.
In 2001, CHW and the Giants launched a
comprehensive public access automated external defibrillator (AED)
program at Pacific Bell Park. AEDs are small, easy-to-use, portable
devices that provide definitive treatment for sudden cardiac
arrest, one of the country's leading medical emergencies and causes
of death. Sports arenas are one of the top five places where sudden
cardiac arrest occurs. This latest initiative has the effect of
creating an overall network of safety for cardiac arrest victims
within Pacific Bell Park.