Taking Heart Care to New Heights

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UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital was Cedar Rapids’ first hospital to pioneer open heart surgery in 1978 and has been a leader in bringing the latest and most advanced procedures to the community for better patient care and outcomes. This tradition of innovation and medical firsts continues as our heart care team offers the most comprehensive heart and vascular services. In 1979, LifeGuard Air Ambulance was started as a unique addition to the UnityPoint Health team. LifeGuard was the first air ambulance to take to the skies in Iowa and continues to provide innovative and cutting edge critical care and emergency air-medical transport.

LifeGuard is the only helicopter in eastern Iowa to transport cardiac balloon pumps and Impella devices and has continued to take heart care to new heights since 1979. Thank you for your support of St. Luke’s Heart Care program and the innovative work of our dedicated teams. Your support of our CausePage fundraiser will help ensure additional life saving heart care training and equipment is available for first responders and health care professionals across eastern Iowa.

How to Support:

Shop our custom merch and 40% of each purchase is donated.

Gift your support: 100% of cash donations (minus fees) will be gifted.