Did you know a MedicAlert ID and membership could save your life? MedicAlert is a service that can protect you 24 hours a day, seven days a week — recommended for people with health conditions such as heart problems, asthma, diabetes, epilepsy, or allergies.
The Australia MedicAlert Foundation is a national not-for-profit membership organisation which began in South Australia almost 50 years ago and has been saving lives ever since.
Based at Kent Town, the organisation offers an emergency response service operated around-the-clock by 21 professionally-trained staff. A MedicAlert medical ID worn around the neck or wrist provides an immediate alert to a member’s health condition in an emergency, so when first responders, doctors or pharmacists call this service, they’re provided with vital information about a patient’s health conditions, ensuring they can receive the fastest and most effective treatment.
These days MedicAlert offers a range of contemporary and fashionable medical IDs to suit everyone but more importantly if you’re in an emergency and can’t speak for yourself, your MedicAlert medical ID can.
We spoke to MedicAlert Chief Executive Officer Tom Moore to find out more about this vital South Australian service:
