Funding Our Life-Saving Mission

Each year EmergyCare relies on countless donations from caring individuals who want to invest in our life-saving mission.  Philanthropic support is critical to help us mainitain the highest level of care, keep our equipment and technology up-to-date and provide community outreach and education services.  Here's one of the thousands of stories that illustrate the difference your gift can make.

On December 7, 2010 Clyde Cooper, age 65, suffered a heart attack. One of his main coronary arteries, the left anterior descending, was completely blocked. Dubbed “the widow maker,” blockage of this artery is responsible for 600,000 deaths per year. But Clyde wasn’t destined to be a statistic. Instead he was treated by Emily White, a paramedic with EmergyCare's Corry Ambulance division. While Emily worked to save his life and the ambulance raced to Hamot Medical Center, images of Clyde’s heart were being transmitted to the hospital via EmergyCare’s advanced cardiac monitors. Since their implementation in 2008, the amount of time it takes for a cardiac patient’s blockage to be opened has decreased by two-thirds. In Clyde’s case his blockage was open 22 minutes after he arrived at the hospital because doctors were already diagnosing his problem and formulating a treatment plan before he arrived. 

Clyde's story shows just how important it is for EmergyCare to have the latest equipment and technology in each of our ambulances.  Without the generous support of individuals, foundations and corporations, EmergyCare would not have been able to purchase the advanced cardiac monitors that made the difference between life and death for Clyde.  We invite you to be apart of our lifesaving mission by making a gift today.

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