LifeLine Ambulance, with offices in Merrimack, help fund in-house theatre for Mass Maritime Training Ship Kennedy

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LifeLine Ambulance furthers relationship with Mass Maritime in funding and developing ‘in-house’ theatre aboard Maritime ship Kennedy

MERRIMACK, NH and BUZZARDS BAY, MA, ISSUED February 3, 2014…LifeLine Ambulance Service (www.lifelineamb.com), the region’s fastest growing ambulance company and healthcare service,  with offices in NH and MA, recently funded the construction of a full theatre  on the Kennedy, the Maritime’s training ship.

The theatre is a modern facility on the bottom level of the ship, equipped with a large screen and state-of-the-art equipment including surround sound. This will enable Mass Maritime students and personnel greater recreational opportunities while at sea, sometimes for weeks at a time. With the state-of-the-art theatre equipment, students can view current movies and enjoy a level of recreation not previously available on the ship. There are also opportunities to use the theatre for educational reasons as well.

LifeLine Ambulance Service has worked with Mass Maritime on a number of initiatives, including developing an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) program and the MMA EMS (Massachusetts of MMA EMS (Massachusetts Maritime Academy Emergency Medical Service). In addition,  LifeLine has donated a number of ambulances for the school. There is a Class I Basic Life Support (BLS) ambulance, a Class V ambulance and a golf cart ambulance - all intended for use over different areas of the campus. LifeLine retrofitted, painted and donated all three vehicles to Mass Maritime, and provided EMT training for the cadets.  The ambulance carries the most modern basic life support equipment for use by the Academy's emergency medical technicians, including personal protective equipment, medical and trauma equipment, an automated external defibrillator, and onboard oxygen and suction systems. LifeLine further donated six AED (automatic external defibrillators) to be stored aboard the Maritime Academy’s ship, Kennedy, for use if and as needed. During the last year of the MMA EMS, there were 70 patient transports.

Brian J. Connor, CEO of LifeLine Ambulance, said, “We believe the theatre will be a tremendous upgrade for the Maritime ship and a welcome addition for the students. We are honored to play a key role and partner with Mass Maritime Academy.”

About LifeLine Ambulance Service

LifeLine Ambulance Service (www.lifelineamb.com) was founded in 2006 by Brian J. Connor, 32-year industry veteran and former CEO of another ambulance firm in the Greater Boston area and former president of the Massachusetts Ambulance Association for the past 14 years.  The company offers emergency and non-emergency Advanced Life Support and Basic Life Support, Chair Car, full service Limousine and coach bus transportation and a wide variety of other health care related services. LifeLine Ambulance Service operates from a new, state-of-the-art center that is staffed and operational 24 hours / 7 days per week / 365 days per year.  The corporate facility is located at 11 State Street, Woburn, MA.  LifeLine Ambulance Service maintains additional satellite locations in Arlington, Brighton, Framingham, Milford, Needham, Norwood, Peabody, Worcester, MA, and Concord, North Hampton, Laconia, Somersworth  and Merrimack, NH. The LifeLine management team has a combined 250 years’ senior management experience in the EMS field. LifeLife Ambulance Service employs more than 325 people. For additional information, . For additional information, please visit www.lifelineamb.com or call 781-935-2220.