Lifeguard Air Ambulance
Lifeguard Air Ambulance has been serving the Cedar Rapids community and surrounding area for 25 years. Lifeguard provides around-the-clock emergency and critical care transportation for patients in Iowa and surrounding areas.
Lifeguard responds to a variety of calls, helping patients get the medical care they need as quickly as possible.
- Patients residing in rural areas
- Accident victims
- High-risk infants in need of specialized care
- Patients needing transport to far-away facilities
Gifts to Lifeguard provide:
- An environment conducive to healing through rapid detection of and prompt intervention in emergency conditions and through the prevention of complications associated with injury, illness, or disease.
- The highest level of emergency care and medical management utilizing a collaborative multidisciplinary approach, minimizing the negative physical and/or psychological effects of disease, illness, injury, encompassing patient/family education, to optimize patient outcome.
- Necessary equipment to perform required diagnostic, therapeutic, and emergency procedures in the pre-hospital and inter-facility transport environment, as well as control pain and promote patient comfort.
Last year, your support for Lifeguard provided:
- 3,250 flights
- 11 flight nurses
- 9 paramedics
- 6 pilots
- Specialized equipment such as a cardiac monitor, "AutoPulse", and Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
- Countless saved lives
