EASTON, Pa. — The city administrator has been hospitalized after he collapsed while running on Wednesday, Mayor Sal Panto Jr. confirmed.
According to Panto, longtime administrator Luis Campos fell while he was running on College Hill; he required CPR and hospitalization.
- Easton City Administrator Luis Campos collapsed while running in the College Hill neighborhood on Wednesday
- Campos required CPR and hospitalization to address the currently-undisclosed medical condition
- As of Thursday, Campos is in the ICU of St. Luke's University Health Network's Anderson Campus
The administrator has since been transferred to the intensive care unit of St. Luke's Anderson Campus.
"[T]hey're trying to determine why [Luis Campos's] heart stopped. He’s still critical, but he is in the hospital”Easton Mayor Sal Panto Jr.
Details about what caused Campos to collapse currently are undisclosed, though Panto confirmed he's able to breathe on his own at the moment.
“That's all I know so far," Panto said. "I mean, they're trying to determine why his heart stopped. He’s still critical, but he is in the hospital."
Prior to taking his position as city administrator, Campos served as a director of the Northampton County administration before leaving for the Easton job in June 2016.
Campos previously worked as a director of sales and marketing at RestoreCore, a business focused on assisting people with recovering from floods and fire damage.
Campos received a bachelor’s degree at Muhlenberg College in 1999 and a master’s degree in public policy at Lehigh University in 2001.
“He certainly has our prayers. Luis has been a very high stakeholder in our city’s current changes. We certainly have prayers for him now.”Easton Councilmember Ken Brown
Campos also serves as a board member of Lehigh Valley Public Media.
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