{"id":65523,"date":"2026-05-08T19:57:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T23:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=65523"},"modified":"2026-05-08T19:57:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T23:57:12","slug":"polk-county-fire-rescue-earns-mission-lifeline-ems-gold-award-for-second-straight-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/05\/08\/polk-county-fire-rescue-earns-mission-lifeline-ems-gold-award-for-second-straight-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Polk County Fire Rescue Earns Mission: Lifeline EMS\u00ae Gold Award for Second Straight Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

 <\/strong>Polk County Fire Rescue\u2019s dedication to exceptional prehospital care earned the organization the coveted American Heart Association\u2019s Mission: Lifeline EMS\u00ae Gold Award for a second year in a row.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PCFR also earned the AHA\u2019s Heart Attack and Stroke honor roll distinctions for going even further above and beyond to meet additional care criteria. Organizations receiving these awards and distinctions provide patients with excellent, rapid, and research-based prehospital stroke, heart attack, and cardiac arrest care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPolk County Fire Rescue\u2019s members work hard every day to provide Polk County residents and visitors the highest quality of medical care,\u201d said Fire Chief Shawn Smith. \u201cThe AHA\u2019s EMS Gold Award and honor roll distinctions prove that our EMS directives and members\u2019 hard work are being nationally recognized.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2025, PCFR members worked 299 ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) heart attacks, 902 cardiac arrests, and 1,539 stroke alerts for a total of 2,740 calls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEarning such an honor for a second year in a row is an impressive feat and shows just how dedicated our EMS members are to providing excellent care to anyone in need,\u201d said Deputy Chief Charles True. \u201cI can oversee our EMS members’ operations and aid in skill development, but at the end of the day, our members are the ones making the life-saving decisions that earned these awards.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mission: Lifeline EMS\u00ae recognition is the American Heart Association\u2019s program that recognizes prehospital emergency agencies for their quality of care for heart attack and stroke patients. The recognition program focuses on transforming care quality by connecting all heart attack and stroke care components into a seamlessly integrated care system. Key tenets of these systems of care reinforce evidence-based guidelines and measure performance, identify gaps, and engage in quality improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information, visit heart.org<\/a>.
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