MedicAlert has 67 years of experience handling all kinds of emergency situations. We’re the only organization that backs our medical IDs with a full protection plan to manage emergency incidents from beginning to end.
MedicAlert’s founder, Dr. Marion Collins, invented the first medical ID and emergency protection service in 1956. After his daughter had a near-fatal anaphylactic reaction, he knew he wouldn’t always be there to protect her. So he created the first MedicAlert bracelet, as well as a system for emergency responders to access full medical information of MedicAlert members. What started as paper ledgers in the Collins’ family living room is now a fully secure digital database of MedicAlert members’ health information.
Since our founding in 1956, we’ve helped save over 4 million lives…and counting! And we continue to lead the market in new products and services that offer more ways to protect you.
MedicAlert Foundation is – and has always been - a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization. As our founder Dr. Collins stated, “We’re not here to make money, we’re here to save lives.”
Every dollar we take in - from ID sales, annual protection plans, and donations - goes back into the organization. We use those revenues to fund our 24/7 emergency response service, provide first responder training, maintain a secure database for your health information, and make MedicAlert IDs and protection plans available to people who need our protection but are facing financial hardship.
At MedicAlert Foundation, our singular mission is to save and protect lives by sharing vital information in an emergency. Millions already rely on us to protect them. You can trust MedicAlert to be there for you when you need us most.