August 19, 2025
Harris County ESD 11 Mobile Healthcare Teams Up With Cody Stephens Foundation to Provide Free EKG Screens for Student Athletes
Houston, Tx. August 18, 2025: Over 400 Harris County students heading back to school and athletics this month will do so with a much better understanding of their heart health thanks to the efforts of the Cody Stephens Foundation. Harris County ESD 11, the University of Houston Andy and Barbara Gessner College of Nursing students, and the Lone Star Cy-Fair and Montgomery paramedic students teamed up to host a free heart screen at the Harris County ESD 11 campus Sunday, August 17.
Karla Munoz brought her three daughters to the event.
“I’ve been to doctor’s visits, I’ve been to physicals, they don’t really go into much like they are doing here. My kids really need this and I’m so grateful they were able to get their heart checked here.”
KPRC-TV’s Bill Spencer is a huge supporter of early-detection EKG screens for student athletes and works tirelessly promoting the importance of the event all year long.
About the Cody Stephens Foundation:
Cody Stephens was a 6’9″, 289-pound athlete with dreams as big as his heart — literally. A beloved son, teammate, and friend, Cody had committed to play college football when tragedy struck. In May 2012, Cody fell asleep in his father’s recliner and never woke up, the victim of an undetected heart condition.
His passing left a hole in his family and community, but it also ignited a mission.
Today, Cody’s legacy lives on through heart screenings, education, and legislation that give other young athletes a second chance. The mission of our foundation is to partner with schools to implement heart screening programs with electrocardiogram as a part of pre-participation physicals, and raise awareness that Sudden Cardiac Arrest is preventable.
About Harris County ESD 11 Mobile Healthcare:
Harris County ESD 11 Mobile Healthcare covers a 177 square mile area of northern Harris County with over 700,000 residents, the largest ambulance-only Emergency Service District in the state of Texas. Harris County ESD 11 receives over 65,000 calls a year and consistently ranks among the best EMS services in the country for speed of response, patient satisfaction and quality of care. The Harris County Emergency Services District 11 Communication Center, known as Control, is recognized as an ACE Accredited Center of Excellence by the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch. This prestigious designation highlights our commitment to excellence in emergency dispatch services. As an ACE-accredited agency, we enjoy increased visibility in community service, enhanced support in litigation and liability management, and improved recruitment and retention, affirming the value and impact of our team’s work.
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Contact: Miranda Sevcik, ESD 11 Public Information Officer 346-226-8808
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