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Fortis Leads the Way in Building a Nation of First Responders
14 Dec 2025

When a cardiac emergency strikes, survival often depends on what happens in the first few minutes. Before an ambulance arrives. Before hospital doors open. In those moments, a trained bystander can mean the difference between life and loss.

This belief sits at the heart of Fortis Hospitals’ commitment to community health. Last month, that commitment translated into action through a large-scale, multi-city CPR training initiative conducted across India, equipping more than 4,000 individuals with essential life-saving skills.

Held under the flagship Fortis Hai Na basic life support awareness campaign, the initiative concluded on 15 November 2025, spanning cities including Mohali, Jalandhar, Jaipur, Mumbai (Mulund), Delhi NCR, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Ludhiana, Amritsar, and more. The scale of the programme reflected a clear intent: to take emergency preparedness beyond hospitals and into everyday spaces where lives are lived.

The workshops brought together a diverse cross-section of society. Police personnel, school and college students, corporate teams, security staff, and community groups participated actively in hands-on sessions led by Fortis’ expert emergency care teams. These sessions went beyond theory, focusing on real-world readiness. Participants learned correct CPR techniques, early intervention steps, and how to respond confidently during sudden cardiac arrest scenarios through live demonstrations and simulations.

What stood out was not just the number of people trained, but the sense of ownership and urgency shared across communities. Each workshop reinforced a simple truth: timely CPR can dramatically increase survival rates, and anyone can be empowered to act when given the right knowledge and confidence.

Through Fortis Hai Na, Fortis Hospitals continues to champion the idea that saving lives does not stop at hospital doors. It extends into schools, workplaces, neighbourhoods, and public spaces. By building CPR-aware and emergency-ready communities, Fortis is strengthening the first link in the chain of survival and helping create a safer, more resilient India.

Healthcare leadership is not only about advanced clinical care. It is also about prevention, preparedness, and empowering people to step forward when every second counts. And sometimes, the most powerful lifesaver is not a machine or a facility, but a person who knows what to do.

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