Lee County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) has received the American Heart Association\u2019s (AHA) Mission: Lifeline EMS Gold achievement award \u2014 for the 12th consecutive year.<\/p>\n
It earned the recognition for its commitment to offering rapid and research-based care to people experiencing the most severe form of heart attacks and strokes, ultimately saving lives. <\/p>\n
Mission: Lifeline EMS is the AHA\u2019s national initiative to advance the system of care for patients with high-risk, time-sensitive disease states, such as severe heart attacks and strokes. The program helps reduce barriers to prompt treatment \u2014 starting from when 911 is called, to EMS transport, and continuing through hospital treatment and discharge. Optimal care for heart attack and stroke patients takes coordination between the individual prehospital providers and healthcare systems.<\/p>\n
\u201cArguably the most important link in the chains of survival for acute stroke and cardiovascular emergencies is emergency medical services and prehospital professionals,\u201d Mission: Lifeline EMS Taskforce Chair Kacey Kronenfeld, M.D., said. \u201cThe American Heart Association Mission: Lifeline EMS awards are an important way to recognize the crucial roles and performances of EMS personnel in stroke and cardiac patients\u2019 care.\u201d<\/p>\n
In 2025, Lee County EMS responded to:<\/p>\n
\u2013 3,436 chest pain patients<\/p>\n
\u2013 1,926 stroke patients<\/p>\n
\u2013 1,113 cardiac arrest patients<\/p>\n
Each EMT and paramedic takes an average of 35 hours of training annually to be prepared for these types of incidents.<\/p>\n
Lee County EMS is a division of Lee County Public Safety, which also includes emergency telecommunications and fire\/EMS dispatch, Emergency Management and all E-911\/government communications network infrastructure.<\/p>\n