When a life is on the line, every second counts
WH International Response Center (WHIRC) monitors AED cabinets and receives alerts when a device has been removed. This summer, one of our dispatchers was alerted to an AED in use and immediately dispatched emergency medical services.
Posted by Lauren Dublin on October 22, 2025
WH International Response Center (WHIRC), a WH Holding business, monitors AED cabinets and receives alerts when a device has been removed. This summer, one of our dispatchers was alerted to an AED in use and immediately dispatched emergency medical services. Someone was in cardiac arrest, and thanks to our WHIRC dispatcher, an EMS team was on the way five minutes before anyone at the scene could call 911.
The WHIRC team.
WHIRC’s customer, Advocates For Health, has a mission to bring AED cabinets to communities where they are most needed. Advocates for Health says, “this is the difference between life and death in some cases. The quick response WHIRC provides saves lives.”
WH and WHIRC are proud to live our values of Concern for Community and Safety by partnering with organizations like Advocates for Health.
One of the AED cabinets monitored by WHIRC.
What is WH Holding?
WH owns multiple subsidiary businesses, which are separate from the electric operation. These businesses keep costs low by generating profits and absorbing costs that offset the retail price of electricity for WH members. WH Holding Company (WHH) is the legal umbrella under which these businesses reside, protecting your electric cooperative’s not-for-profit status. The cost savings created by the WHH businesses saved each WH member nearly $34 in 2024!
Learn more about WH's subsidiary businesses.
