Regional West Foundation donates lifesaving gift to the Village at Regional West

“We are so grateful to Regional West Foundation for this generous gift; we just hope we don’t ever have to use it.”

With those words Leslie Black, LPN, displayed the brand new heart defibrillator purchased by The Village at Regional West with funds donated by Regional West Foundation.

Nearly a year ago, Black administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation to a coworker who collapsed while working at The Village. That day, The Village lost housekeeper Carol Schaneman to an apparent heart attack, and it changed the lives of Black, her fellow employees, and Village residents forever.

The tragic event...