Sunrise Fire Rescue has implemented the new LIFENET EKG Remote Transmission System, in collaboration with Westside Regional Medical Center, becoming the first Broward city and hospital to have such a system.

The system remotely transmits EKG reads using broadband technology to the hospital’s emergency department in less than 30 seconds. This reduces response time for heart attack patients, who suffer more heart-muscle damage with each passing minute. Once transmitted to the hospital, the EKG can be sent electronically to a physician, which expedites patient care.

The general standard for hospital emergency rooms is to provide treatment for heart attacks within 90 minutes of patient arrival at the hospital, also known as “door-to-balloon times.”

Westside Regional’s current average times are consistently under 66 minutes.
Call 954-473-6600 for more information.