Courtesy Saratoga Hospital
The Nemer family and the company that bears its name made a gift to Saratoga Hospital Foundation in memory of the founder of Nemer Motor Group who died unexpectedly of a heart attack five decades ago.
As a tribute to their father and grandfather, the family is underwriting Saratoga Hospital’s subscription to the emergency Lifenet System.
Lifenet transmits electrocardiogram and other critical patient information to the Emergency Department while the ambulance is en route. Armed with this information, the hospital can prepare for the patient’s arrival and ensure that the emergency interventional cardiology team is at the ready, if necessary.
“For heart attack patients, every second counts,” said Ann Marie Cross, director of emergency services at Saratoga Hospital. “Lifenet is instrumental in helping us reduce the time between the patient’s arrival in our Alfred Z. Solomon Emergency Center and the start of treatment—and that saves lives.”
Officials said Saratoga Hospital significantly outperforms national benchmarks for quickly administering EKGs to heart attack patients and promptly performing balloon angioplasty and other procedures. The hospital’s response times helped Saratoga Hospital earn the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline Gold Receiving Quality Achievement Award two years in a row.
“If Lifenet were available when my father had his heart attack, he might have lived,” said Robert Nemer, partner in the Nemer Motor Group. “If we can help save someone’s life by getting them treatment faster, that would be a fitting tribute to him.”Nemer Motor Group owns four dealerships, including Nemer Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram of Saratoga. Several family members live in Saratoga Springs.
“This is a wonderful gift to their neighbors in Saratoga County and to anyone who is transported to Saratoga Hospital for emergency cardiac care,” said Mary Solomons, executive director, Saratoga Hospital Foundation.
For more information visit SaratogaHospitalFoundation.org.