Hidalgo County EMS and Med-Care EMS received the Bronze Plus award through the Mission: Lifeline EMS Recognition Program to improve quality of care for STEMI and Acute Coronary Syndrome patients. Lifeline falls under the American Heart Association, where EMS provider organizations are recognized for the improvement of patient care. “Through our Texas Healthy Communities Grant, these agencies were awarded and are also the first in the Rio Grande Valley to be a part of this program where the whole purpose of our EMS 911 contractors and EMS programs is to save lives, and to encourage, that if a person is having ...