MEDIC ALERT
The Cobourg Police Service is partnering with MedicAlert Foundation Canada to better assist officers with their interactions with vulnerable persons. MedicAlert Connect Protect provides quick 24/7 access to a registered subscriber’s emergency profile. This service gives police first responders, through their dispatcher, critical intelligence including recent photo, physical descriptions, wandering history, behavior management strategies such as anxiety triggers and de-escalation techniques, as well as caregiver information.
The Town of Cobourg is a very diverse community with a strong need for the MedicAlert Connect Protect program. Cobourg has a healthy population of aging citizen as well as many public members that could require this great service one day.
Currently the Cobourg Police Service has a vulnerable persons registry that just does not meet the needs of the community any longer and this has be recognized. The Cobourg Police are thrilled that they will be able to better assist members of the community at the time of a serious event with this new powerful MedicAlert registry.
This partnership between policing agencies and MedicAlert has proven effective in other Canadian communities in assisting individuals living with autism, Alzheimer’s, dementia, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum disorders, mental health related issues, and cognitive brain injuries.
Cobourg Police Service and MedicAlert will be introducing this partnership by holding community focused information and registration sessions at 107 King St West in Cobourg Ontario on Tuesday November 12, 2019 for the launch of the MedicAlert Connect Protect service.
Times and schedule
Tuesday November 12, 2019 Media launch from 11:00am to 11:45am. This will be followed by a registration period from 11:45am to 7:00pm. Members of the public are urged to attend the Cobourg Police station to register and find out more.
Please also note that financial assistance is available for those who qualify and during this registration period MedicAlert will be offering great specials on this date.
Dispatchers for the Cobourg Police Service will have access to the national database of registered subscribers. Residents from this region are encouraged to subscribe to the MedicAlert service.
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info@cobourgpolice.com
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The Cobourg Police Service has a rich heritage in serving the town as well as policing from one of the most historic buildings in Cobourg. The Cobourg Police Service is a local service that patrols a service area containing the Municipality of Cobourg.