ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y., June 1, 2026 — The American Heart Association, a relentless force changing the future of health for everyone everywhere, today held a ribbon cutting to mark the new home of its Hands-Only CPR training kiosk at Molloy University. The kiosk, the first of its kind in the New York metropolitan area and sponsored by Webster Bank, arrives on the Rockville Centre campus during CPR and AED Awareness Week.
The interactive kiosk teaches Hands-Only CPR through a touch-screen video program that includes a short introduction, a practice session and a 30-second test. Using a practice manikin, it gives real-time feedback on the depth, rate and hand placement of chest compressions, all in less than five minutes. The mobile kiosk, which was previously located at Farmingdale State College, will continue moving to locations across Long Island over the next three years.
The event also honored two Long Islanders with the American Heart Association Lifesaver Award for using CPR to save a life.
Saige Colleluori, a Molloy University nursing student, was working at a Levittown restaurant in April when she gave chest compressions to a woman who had collapsed and stopped breathing, restoring the woman's pulse within minutes.
"We could not be prouder to give this kiosk a home, and prouder still of students like Saige who show what it means to be ready," said James Lentini, president of Molloy University. "Molloy trains people to care for others, and now anyone who visits our campus can learn a skill that saves lives."
Alexander Stroom, a Webster Bank team member, performed CPR for more than 10 minutes on a client who collapsed at his banking center in December 2023. The man made a full recovery and later walked his niece down the aisle. Mario Alves, the client whose life Stroom saved, attended the ceremony and presented Stroom with the award.
"Alex's quick action is the reason a member of our community is still here today," said Javier Evans, executive vice president and chief human resources officer at Webster Bank. "That moment showed us that everyone, not just our colleagues, should have the chance to learn this skill. We are proud to support a tool that makes it easy and even a little fun to learn."
More than 350,000 people in the United States have a cardiac arrest outside of a hospital each year, and nearly 90% do not survive. Bystanders who act quickly can double or triple a person's chance of survival. The two steps of Hands-Only CPR are simple: if you see a teen or adult collapse, call 9-1-1, then push hard and fast in the center of the chest at a rate of 100 to 120 compressions per minute. Songs like "Stayin' Alive" provide the right beat. The kiosk is part of the American Heart Association's Nation of Lifesavers movement, which works to turn bystanders into lifesavers.
"Saige and Alex remind us why this work matters. When someone is ready to act, lives are saved," said Kathleen Stanley, executive managing director at Webster Bank and chairperson of the American Heart Association - Long Island Board of Directors. "Bringing this kiosk to Molloy University means more people across Long Island will have the chance to learn CPR and be ready in the moment that counts. That is how we build a Nation of Lifesavers."
To learn more about Hands-Only CPR and how to save a life, visit www.heart.org/nation.
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