When someone suffers a heart attack, first responders who administer life-saving care are on the way to the hospital. Once the patient arrives at the Rideout Emergency Room, medical personnel must attach the patient to an EKG (Electrocardiography) machine.

That takes time, and time is one thing the patient does not have.

Now, there is a time – and life – saving answer: Wireless EKG Monitors. They transmit critical heart data to the hospital en route wirelessly and immediately when every second counts. Doctors can diagnose the condition of the patient’s heart, identify the best treatment protocol, and be ready to treat the patient when they arrive at the ER, while they are still miles – and precious minutes – away.

The Fremont-Rideout Health Group is committed to bringing this technology to our community and has asked The Foundation for support.

The advantages are obvious – and enormous. The Foundation would like to ask you to help us install wireless EKG machines in 18 area ambulances to help save lives. These machines are not cheap, however. Each has a price tag of roughly $25,000, and the sooner they can be installed, the sooner they can start saving lives.

This is where you come in. Can we count on your support of Foundation Annual Appeal by giving a generous gift to help us start saving lives immediately? You can help us achieve this goal.

So, please, have a heart and save a heart. Send in your charitable, tax-deductible contribution today, your gift will help support the mission of the Fremont Rideout Health Group: To provide passionate and superior healthcare to everyone in our community and region.

As always, we deeply appreciate your support and are forever grateful for your kindness.

Carol Ramirez, VP Foundation/Community Relations

Foundation Committee: Maureen Bumgarner, Chair, Darin Gale, Karm Bains, Dr. Venu Kondle, Dick Sanchez, Carole Spiller, Mark Boyer, Alex Bravos, Paulla Hyatt McIntire, Jim Buchan, Zach Zall, Dave Schmall

About Wireless EKG Monitors:

Needs Assessment

The citizens of Sutter and Yuba counties do not currently have access to the latest cardiac technology, Wireless EKG Machines, that would allow diagnosis of a heart attack prior to being transported to Rideout Emergency Department.

Wireless EKG Machines installed in area ambulances can transmit critical heart data to the hospital en route immediately when every second counts. With this amazing technology generated wirelessly, physicians can diagnose the condition of the patients heart, identify the best treatment and be ready to treat as soon as a patient arrives at the ER.

Every minute saved in getting treatment started is actual heart muscle saved.

Currently the local pre-hospital Emergency Medical Services (EMS) does not have a means to communicate and transmit EKG’s from the field to Rideout Emergency, so that they can be interpreted by our physicians. This delay in early diagnosis adds additional time to life saving treatments that could possibly stop a heart attack and save a life.

Solutions

1. FRHG and our local EMS are partnering to develop a designated STEMI (Heart Attack) Receiving Program.

2. FRHG will assist the local EMS provider with the purchase of new equipment  & defibrillators that have the ability to transmit EKG’s to the Rideout Emergency Department for early diagnosis of heart attack. There are 18 local ambulances needing remote EKG Devices. The cost for each device is $25,000.

3. A collaborative between EMS and FRHG will be developed, that will facilitate identification, notification and rapid therapies to increase blood flow to the heart, such as opening the coronary artery with a balloon or stent and blood clot dissolving drugs, to decrease and/or stop the damage to the patient’s heart.

Outcomes

Mortality is decreased and patient lives are saved.

State of the art cardiac care remains in our community, close to home.

Here’s how you can help make the cures of tomorrow happen today:

Your Gift will help us purchase this state-of-the-art, life saving technology. By working together we will transform the future of health care for the 21st century. Please call the Fremont-Rideout Foundation at 530 751-4070 to learn more.

You can help immediately. To make a secure online donation, visit www.frhg.org.