Free Bags of Salt Will Be Available for the Public on Saturday beginning at Noon
WHAT: 9 a.m. – Volunteers bagging piles of road salt in the St.Vincent Indianapolis Ambulance Bay (2001 W. 86th St., Entrance 5)
Noon – FREE bags of road salt are available for community pick-up at the St.Vincent Indianapolis Emergency Department (2001 W. 86th St., Entrance 5)
Dr. Marcus Hendry, emergency medicine physician at St.Vincent and director of the ERASE Salt Bagging Project, will be available for interview
WHEN: Saturday, Dec. 6 at 9 a.m.
WHERE: St.Vincent Indianapolis Emergency Department
2001 W. 86th Street, Entrance 5
Indianapolis, IN 46260
DETAILS:
On Saturday, Dec. 6, beginning at 9 a.m., volunteers from throughout Central Indiana will bag, load and transport several truckloads of road salt for the 22nd Annual ERASE (Emergency Room Advice, Safety and Education) Salt Bagging Project.
At the conclusion of the project, free bags of road salt will be available for the public to pick up. Community residents are encouraged to drive up to the St.Vincent Indianapolis Emergency Department (2001 W. 86th St., Entrance 5) and take up to six free bags of road salt, beginning at noon.
St.Vincent has partnered with the city of Indianapolis and other local organizations to bag salt to reduce and prevent the number of emergency room visits related to falls on ice during the winter season.
The ERASE project is especially beneficial for the older adult and pediatric populations, who are advised to be more vigilant during the winter seasons. Common back injuries, wrist and ankle fractures can occur due to falls on ice.
The event will include volunteers filling bags of salt, refreshments and door prize drawings.
On Saturday, Dec. 13, St.Vincent Fishers will host its second annual ERASE Salt Bagging Project. Free bags of road salt will be available for pick-up at the St.Vincent Fishers (13861 Olio Road, Fishers) Emergency Department, beginning at noon.
For more information or to speak with St.Vincent emergency medicine physicians about winter safety, contact Ashley Keebler at (317) 989-9303.
