Parrish Medical Center has been providing an important service to our community for some time. Known as Lifeline, the service provides a 24-hour emergency response system for subscribers so they can directly contact the PMC Emergency Department without dialing a phone.
Lifeline users are medically dependent people who live at home and are often on their own.
They can be elderly, new mothers, disabled or handicapped, individuals recovering from surgery, those with heart problems, people with diabetes, and those who are temporarily or permanently bedridden. When an emergency situation arises, the subscriber just pushes the small wireless button worn around the neck, wrist or through a belt loop. The button activates Lifeline's home communicator connected to the subscriber's telephone. The units also include speaker phone capability which is automatically activated when the call from emergency personnel is received in the subscriber's home. This allows for communications without the subscriber having to reach the phone.