LIFECARE AMBULANCE

THE COMPANY PROVIDES A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF ITS SERVICES TO THE ELDERLY AND POOR. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR LIFECARE AMBULANCE PROVIDED TRANSPORTS TO ELDERLY PATIENTS UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM, AS WELL AS TO PATIENTS WHO WERE DEEMED INDIGENT UNDER STATE, COUNTY, OR MEDICAID CENTER GUIDELINES.PATIENT TRANSPORT SERVICESTHE COMPANY SERVES FOUR COUNTIES WITH A MEDICAL STAFF OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS AND PARAMEDICS.COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIESAS A COMMUNITY-OWNED NONPROFIT, LIFECARE AMBULANCE RECOGNIZES THAT PART OF THEIR MISSION IS TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. THE COMPANY COORDINATES VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND OFFERS THEM FREE OF CHARGE TO THE COMMUNITY. OUR GOALS FOR THESE PROGRAMS, WHICH ARE TARGETED TO VARIOUS AGE GROUPS, ARE THE FOLLOWING: TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON EMS IN GENERAL AND MCA SPECIFICALLY AND TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS ON SAFETY, INJURY PREVENTION, AND HEALTH IMPROVEMENT. THE TYPES OF PROGRAMS, EVENTS AND APPEARANCES ARE ILLUSTRATED BELOW:COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMSBLOGS AND SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS TO PROVIDE BASIC EDUCATION, NEWS AND INFORMATION TO THE COMMUNITY.PRESENTATIONS AND AMBULANCE TOURS AGES 5-18 TO COVER HOW TO CALL 911, WHAT PARAMEDICS DO, BASIC FIRST AID, AND OTHER SIMPLE SAFETY MESSAGES.PRESENTATIONS TO OLDER CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS ABOUT CONSIDERING EMS AS A CAREER.HELP SCOUT TROOPS RECEIVE FIRST AID BADGES.PRESENTATIONS TO ADULT GROUPS WHO LIFECARE IS, LIFECARE SERVICES, HOW EMS WORKS, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.PRESENTATIONS TO SENIORS ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: WHO LIFECARE IS, LIFECARE SERVICES, HOW EMS WORKS, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES, PREVENTING FALLS.DEMONSTRATION AND EDUCATION HANDS-ONLY CPR FOR ALL AGES.STAFFING EXHIBITS AT BUSINESS EXPOS, HEALTH FAIRS AND CAREER FAIRS WHERE WE ANSWER QUESTIONS AND DISTRIBUTE LITERATURE, SOMETIMES DEMONSTRATE AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS (AEDS).