Desert Arc recently hosted a press conference in collaboration with Desert Healthcare District & Foundation to announce that a recent grant received allowed the organization to purchase 63 automated external defibrillators to equip its transportation fleet. Desert Arc maintains a fleet of buses, smaller buses, vans and service vehicles to take its 700 clients to and from their homes, job sites and other outings.
“According to our research, Desert Arc may possibly be the first in the Coachella Valley and possibly the first in the country to install these automated external defibrillators in its entire transportation fleet,” said Richard Balocco, the nonprofit’s president and CEO. “Our organization is not required to do this, but we are taking a leadership and proactive approach for the safety of our clients, who receive curb-to-curb, round-trip transportation service from home to our programs and to employment Monday through Friday.”
