(SALT LAKE CITY- September 23, 2024) – Gold Cross Ambulance has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline^® EMS Gold achievement award 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.

Mission: Lifeline EMS^® is the American Heart Association’s 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 — 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.

“Arguably the most important link in the chains of survival for acute stroke and cardiovascular emergencies is emergency medical services and prehospital professionals,” said Edward Jauch, M.D., from the University of North Carolina Health Sciences. “Early condition identification, stabilization and prehospital interventions, and initiation of actions within the regional systems of care provide patients with the best chance for receiving expedient definitive therapies leading to optimal outcomes and maximized quality of life. 

“Gold Cross Ambulance is honored to be recognized by the American Heart Association for our dedication to providing optimal care for heart attack patients,” said Mike Reynolds, Vice President of Operations for Gold Cross Ambulance.“The Mission: Lifeline program puts proven knowledge and guidelines to work on a daily basis so patients have the best possible chance of survival.”

Gold Cross Ambulance has been a leader in Emergency Medical Services in Utah for over five decades.  Gold Cross Ambulance specializes in basic life support, paramedic, critical care, neonatal, and non-emergency transportation services.  Gold Cross works closely with local, state, and federal agencies to assure quality care and access to emergency services for all citizens of Utah. Visit: www.goldcrossambulance.com.

The American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline^® program helps hospitals and emergency medical services develop systems of care that follow proven standards and procedures for acute coronary syndrome patients. The program works by mobilizing teams across the continuum of care to implement American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology clinical treatment guidelines.  For more information, visit heart.org.

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