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"Traveling Interstate 90 is a beautiful evergreen experience. However, on this most dangerous stretch of the state’s major east-west corridor... the medical response capacity is limited."

Sid Morrison, WA State Secretary of Transportation 1993-2001

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SICKNESS AND ACCIDENTS DON'T MAINTAIN REGULAR HOURS

Fire Station Rendering
Rendering of facility at Station 73

2012-2014 Life Support Initiatives:

Construction this year will be completed for Station 78, located on Salmon la Sac Road. This Station will house Fire/EMS services.

Golf Course Road Exit 78 along I-90 is the geographical "hot spot" in Upper Kittitas County. Life Support is raising funds to complete construction for this fully equipped Fire/EMS facility. Station 73, which will allow rapid accelerated response times from the volunteers.

Station 72 at Junction 10, Hwy 970 North towards Blewett Pass will be built out the same as Station 73 in providing volunteers with Fire/EMS support spaces, 24/7 crew sleeping units and reception/work room/offices, public meeting/training room.

SwedishSwedish in Cle Elum

"The Campaign for Swedish" - Cle Elum
Campaign Co Chairs: Cheri Marusa-Life Support, Craig Stewart-Apex Foundation

Swedish plans to expand primary care clinic hours to ultimately include an 24/7 urgent care clinic with advanced medical technology.

Swedish has invested in the development of a Telehealth Department, seeing the value in exploring this alternative and often complimentary way of managing conditions and diseases remotely via technology.

Swedish believes that Telehealth will help Swedish fulfill its mission to the Cle Elum community, while enabling our providers to be as efficient as possible. Specifically, in certain instances we can provide diagnoses and referrals to our principal campuses in Issaquah and Seattle through creative utilization of this technology.

MAKING A DIFFERENCE

We must be prepared when…

… a major accident occurs
… accidents happen simultaneously
… you need the nearest trauma center
… I-90, I-82 or Blewett Pass closes
… an airlift cannot fly in or out due to weather
… you need medical care

Life Support is dedicated to raising the needed funds to enhance medical services within Upper Kittitas County. The EMS and medical infrastructure must advance now. Recreational use is growing at an alarming rate that will only serve to add more limitations to an already underserved area.

The four distinct seasons, enjoyed by the thousands of residents that live here, attract over 2 million visitors annually. In addition to those who come to “play”, 12 million people pass through this stretch of I-90 en-route to other destinations each year.

OUR SERVICE AREA

Map of Service Area

A Vast Response Area: The entire Emergency Medical Services area extends from Snoqualmie Pass Summit east to Elk Heights, from Quartz Mountain and Tamarack Springs to the south, and north to Salmon La Sac and the Alpine Lake Wilderness.

80% of the Upper County is publicly held by federal and state agencies. That land, while providing the rich views and recreational opportunities that make the area so desirable, contribute no tax base to local fire and rescue districts.

2011 CONTRIBUTIONS

The following is a list of the organizations that Life Support was happy to contribute to in 2011:

Kittitas County EMS Trauma Council $3,521.00
Kittitas County Fire District #3 $3,500.00
Kittitas County Fire District #1 $3,500.00
Kittitas County Fire District #8 $5,000.00
Kittitas County CP - Search and Rescue $7,000.00
Cle Elum Fire Department $5,000.00
Roslyn Fire Department $3,500.00
Cle Elum Swedish Medical Center $200,000.00
Kittitas County Fire District 7 $12,130.00

2.5 million for first phase construction of 3 EMS/Fire Stations: Exit 78 Golf Course Rd Station 73 and Station 72 Junction 10 North Hwy 97 towards Blewett Pass.