Topics: Life Lion

A helicopter in the sky next to the front entrance of a hospital.

Penn State Health Life Lion adds helicopter and a new base in Lancaster County

Mar 6, 2023

Penn State Health Life Lion is deepening its commitment to Lancaster County and all of central Pennsylvania by welcoming a new helicopter to its lifesaving fleet and establishing a third helicopter base on the Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center campus.

First Aid and CPR training using a mannequin.

The Medical Minute: Hamlin’s cardiac arrest highlights need for equipment, training

Jan 5, 2023

The medical emergency suffered by Damar Hamlin of the Buffalo Bills underscores the importance of speed when responding to cardiac arrest. Two Penn State Health physicians offer guidance.

A woman sits upright on a litter as two ambulance staff members guide it from the ambulance to the sliding door entryway of a hospital.

Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine expand EMS education in Lancaster

Nov 29, 2022

Penn State Health is expanding its emergency medical services education programs by adding an emergency physician in fellowship training to field calls in Lancaster County.

A women stands at a podium to give remarks

State officials visit Life Lion hangar to encourage safe driving

Feb 17, 2022

On Tuesday, Feb. 12, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) joined Penn State Health Life Lion Services to highlight driver safety laws and urge motorists to put safety first.

Kate Warnagiris, who has short hair and wears a bulky sweater and mask, embraces Dr. Monica Corsetti, shown from the back, who is wearing a jacket and has short hair. A Life Lion ambulance and crew members are standing are in the background.

Circling back to life: ‘I have no words for the gratefulness I feel in my heart’

Feb 10, 2022

Few people with a story like Kate Warnagiris actually live to tell it, but the Conewago Township woman credits lifesaving responses from her family, a 911 dispatcher, Life Lion Emergency Medical Services and Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center doctors with a survival she calls nothing less than a miracle.

Lauren Gydosh holds the picture she painted of a hot air balloon that says “Donate Life,” surrounded by sky and clouds that contain the words “hope” and “love.” A T-shirt and tote bag bearing the same design hang on cabinet doors behind her. Lauren, who has long, straight hair, is wearing shorts and a T-shirt that says “Donate Life Living Donor.”

Local kidney donor inspires others to give life with winning design

Nov 17, 2021

After successfully donating her kidney to a former co-worker in a surgery at Hershey Medical Center, Lauren Gydosh is raising awareness of organ donation with an award-winning Donate Life design.

Four men are circled around a piece of equipment in a parking lot. They wear surgical masks. Two wear uniforms. Behind them other men and women in uniform stand in the parking lot.

The Medical Minute: What to do while you’re waiting for the ambulance

Aug 11, 2021

No one is prepared for a medical emergency, but when the unexpected happens, there are things you can do – especially if you’re a bystander – that could make a bad situation better.

Physicians dressed in scrubs perform a cardiac catherization.

Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center earns highest-level recognition for chest pain care

Jul 6, 2021

Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center has earned the highest recognition for chest pain care from the American College of Cardiology’s National Cardiovascular Data Registry Chest Pain – Myocardial Infarction Registry.

Rex Carmichael, wearing glasses and a life vest, saws tree roots to free a child in a creek as another paramedic holds onto the boy, who is slumped over his arm. Three other paramedics, wearing helmets and life jackets, sit in a river rescue boat.

Pawsitivity: Off-duty rescue earns top honor for Life Lion paramedic

Jun 8, 2021

A family who ventured into the Yellow Breeches Creek a year ago found themselves in trouble until Penn State Health Life Lion Emergency Medical Services paramedic Rex Carmichael showed up.

Paramedic Sarah Fishburne, who has short hair with glasses on top of her head and wears a face mask, and EMT Madigan Anderson, who has her hair in a ponytail and wears glasses and a face mask, sit in an ambulance with a patient on a stretcher, who is seen from behind. Medical equipment surrounds the patient.

Behind the Scenes on the Front Lines: Emergency Medical Services

May 18, 2021

They think on their feet, have each other’s back and take every patient to heart, caring for our community in heroic ways ─ the Life Lion emergency medical services team.