The NeoHERO Foundation™ will host an open house on Sunday, June 22, 2025, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. NeoHERO Foundation™ with Charleston Fire Department will host an open house at station 7 on James Island to help support spreading awareness of their mission of providing expert guidance, resources, equipment, and education to local fire and EMS crew members for the neonatal population during prehospital transport. The open house will be educational, informal, and informative, and there is no charge to attend. NeoHERO Foundation™ will have a booth set up at station 7 on James Island along with several Charleston Fire Department crew, ready to chat about NeoHERO™ and the upcoming plans for providing education and equipment to first responders. We will provide refreshments along with education and handouts.
Want to contribute? We’re still accepting sponsors for upcoming events, in-kind donations, and direct donations to support our mission. Businesses will receive exposure/advertising on NeoHERO’s™ website and social media. Contact: Lindsay.Spurgeon@neoHEROfoundation.org
Can’t participate but want to support the cause? Donate at www.neoherofoundation.org/donate.
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - DATE: Sunday, June 22, 2025 - TIME: 2pm-4pm
LOCATION: 1173 Fort Johnson Rd, Charleston, SC 29412
About NeoHERO Foundation™
NeoHERO Foundation™ is a nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming neonatal emergency care by preparing first responders across the United States with the education, equipment, and protocols they need to save newborn lives. Our mission is to bridge the dangerous gap that exists between neonatal healthcare standards and prehospital emergency services. Founded in South Carolina in March 2025, NeoHERO™ is building the first scalable, nationally governed program focused exclusively on neonatal resuscitation and thermoregulation training for EMS, fire, and prehospital professionals. Every year, I’m called to the emergency department to perform lifesaving resuscitation on newborns brought in with no heartbeat. Yet across the United States, first responders are not required to be trained in neonatal resuscitation, and they are not provided with the proper equipment to care for neonates. As a neonatal nurse practitioner responding to emergency calls involving newborns, I have witnessed firsthand the trauma of responders arriving on the scene without the training or tools to act decisively. That experience revealed a life-threatening gap in our system—and a calling to fix it. NeoHERO™ addresses this systemic failure through a concise strategy: Education: Implementing neonatal-specific training for EMS/fire based on the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP). Each course is taught by certified neonatal experts in small, hands-on cohorts for maximum retention. Equipment: Delivering AAP-recommended neonatal thermoregulation kits to every certified department. Each kit is tailored for immediate use and replenishable through NeoHERO™ directly. Standardization: Creating a national framework for neonatal emergency readiness, in partnership with state and local agencies, to integrate neonatal preparedness as a recognized, funded, and sustainable element of emergency response.
NeoHERO Foundation™ is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
To learn more, visit www.neoHEROfoundation.org or call 854-256-8100.