 Hello, my name is Jamie Campbell and I'm Zack Cronner and we're members of the Michigan House Regional Stemmy Alert Program. As a paramedic, I cannot stress enough the importance of not hesitating to call 911 if you're experiencing one or more signs of a heart attack. These include chest pain, shortness of breath, dizziness, heavy sweating, indigestion, and radiating pain. By dialing 911, your care can be significantly expedited and your heart muscle can be saved. Upon arrival at the scene, EMS personnel can perform a 12-lead EKG to help evaluate the extent of your cardiac emergency. They can also begin monitoring your vitals and administer anti-platelet drugs if needed to prevent damage to your heart. By driving yourself or even having a loved one drive you to the ER, you are not only delaying your treatment and risking unnecessary damage to your heart muscle, you're also endangering lives of others on the road if your condition worsens. To rapidly identify patients suffering from the most serious type of heart attack, an ST segment, Elevation, Mardi Cardio, and Farsion, also referred to as STEMI, MidMichigan Health and MidMichigan Medical Center EMS have implemented a regional STEMI Alert Program. This program is designed to train paramedics on how to quickly identify STEMI patients so that they can implement life-saving protocols to bypass the closest emergency department and take the patient to the nearest STEMI receiving center. Upon arrival, the patient is taken directly to the cath lab so that blood flow can be quickly re-established to their heart. With state protocols in place, MidMichigan's Regional STEMI Alert Program is approved for up to a 90-minute patient transport time to MidMichigan Medical Center Midland, the nearest STEMI receiving center. To ensure overall success in the program, MidMichigan Medical Center EMS actively collaborates with other local EMS agencies to provide training and share best practices. Participating counties include Bay, Claire, Gladwin, Grashit, Isabella, Midland, Roscommon, and Saginaw. Remember, if you are experiencing any heart attack signs or symptoms, don't wait, don't drive, die on 911. One simple call may just save your life.