Annual Giving Ambulance Appeal

As you know, a medical emergency can happen in an instant. A car accident on the way to work in the morning or a child's injury at a school sporting event. A loved one with chest pains in the middle of the night. These are all situations that the Marshalltown Area Paramedic Services (MAPS) do respond to. As an extension of the MMSC Emergency Dept., MAPS provides ambulance services to the greater Marshalltown area and beyond. That is why the MMSC Foundation is committed to raising $150,000 to replace one of the four ambulances in the fleet.

More than 4,200 times a year, MAPS is dispatched to provide life-saving treatment and transport for our loved ones, neighbors and friends. The average life of an ambulance is 4-5 years and it has been at least 6 years since the hospital purchased a new ambulance. MAPS covers 573 square miles including Marshalltown and Marshall County, in addition to, transfers that are needed across a 6 county vicinity. On average, the Emergency Dept. has 12 transfers a week that may include Mayo Clinic, University of Iowa, and other Iowa hospitals.

The ability to stabilize and transport patients as quickly as possible is paramount to the mission of providing excellent emergency medical care. This is why it takes a community to ensure that our emergency and trama services continue to be the best in the area.

Your financial support is vitally important. Please consider making a gift to your community.

Gifts can be made by contacting the foundation office at 641-753-2712 or click here for the Annual Giving Ambulance Appeal letter.