Rezidor SAS Hospitality, the Brussels-based multi-brand hospitality company, has collaborated with Medtronic, a leading medical technology company, to provide automated external defibrillators (AED) in each of its hotels across the Rezidor SAS Brands: Radisson SAS, Regent, Park Inn and Country Inns & Suites in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

The Radisson SAS Bay Point Resort and the Radisson SAS Golden Sands Resort & Spa will be the first hotels in Malta to enhance their commitment to guest safety by providing this equipment.

A staff-training programme for Health and Safety officials, in conjunction with St John’s Ambulance, will be held to ensure that employees are able to react promptly and accurately to any given situation.

Automated external defibrillators are a proven tool in the event of sudden cardiac arrest, which is the world’s number one killer. It is also the cause of concern for many of today’s travellers. In the event of such an incidence in the hotel, staff are not necessarily trained or equipped to respond to it.

Deterioration in the condition of the patient is very swift, yet there are a numerous known cases regarding people who survived a cardiac arrest when AED was available.

On the introduction of this latest service for guests within the two island Hotels Group properties, Operations & Marketing director Winston J.Zahra said: “The automated external defibrillator integration in our resorts shows our commitment to the overall safety of our guests.

“We want to ensure that we offer all the tools available to improve guest safety in our properties locally. We want all our guests to have tranquillity and peace of mind that they are safe with us, and this added tool helps create this feeling.”