About The Myra Logan Heart Fund

AEDs save lives. Of the 424,000 cases of cardiac arrest that happen annually in the U.S., less than 10% survive. The chances of survival increase from 6% to 74% if an AED (Automated External Defibrillator) is used to deliver shock therapy within three to five minutes of a heart attack, but tragically only a tiny fraction of cardiac arrest victims in the U.S. ever get the immediate help they need.

We are a social project funded and founded by Galton Voysey, after a co-founder's family members suffered a close calls with heart failure in a short period of time. While looking into precautionary and preventive measures for his family member's home, he found that it was not a straightforward matter, despite the fact that AEDs can drastically increase a cardiac arrest patient's chances of survival. Due to the fact that there is an extremely narrow timeframe for when the shock must be administered for it to be effective, by the time emergency services arrive it can often be too late the patient. Having an AED close to hand can literally mean the difference between life and death for many. 

Our mission at the Myra Logan Heart Fund is to get an AED into every home, office and school. We are proudly named after Dr. Myra Adele Logan, M.D. an African-American physician, surgeon and anatomist - the first woman to perform open heart surgery and also the first African-American woman elected a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. 

Our purpose at the Myra Logan Heart Fund is to educate the public about the importance of AEDs, increase their accessibility, and empower people to save lives.