CVG Educates Workforce on Travelers Using Heart Health Devices

The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), under its social engagement and awareness program – LIFT (Leading Individuals Forward Together), is now collaborating with The Christ Hospital (TCH) to educate airport personnel on Ventricular Assistive Devices (VAD) – including its mechanical intricacies and implications to air travel.

CVG invited TCH and patient representatives to demonstrate what it’s like for a VAD patient to go through airport security and travel on an airplane. Patient volunteers like Jim Collins (TCH VAD patient 2018) amplified the training by sharing first-hand experiences. CVG staff, first responders, airline and ground-handling partners, Customs and Border Protection and Transportation Security Administration were in attendance to gain understanding of the device and related equipment, as well as answers to common questions. Future trainings will take place on an as-needed basis.