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Motto: "More than EMS" | |
| Established | 2006 |
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| Headquarters | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jurisdiction | The University of Pennsylvania's Public Safety Patrol Zone. |
| Volunteers | 70 (as of February 2023) [1] |
| BLS or ALS | BLS Quick Response (no transport) |
| Ambulances | 0 |
| Chief | Micaela Alpert |
| Responses | approximately 500/year |
| Website | www.pennmert.org |
The Penn Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT) is the University of Pennsylvania's student-run volunteer emergency medical services organization, providing care to students, faculty, staff and community members. MERT's primary responsibility is to provide quick-response emergency medical care before Philadelphia Fire Department paramedic units are available to provide patient transport. The secondary purpose of MERT is to provide education to the Penn community, specifically CPR training, First Aid training, and alcohol education.[2]
- ^ "Penn MERT - About Us". pennmert.org. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ "Penn MERT - Our Services". pennmert.org. Retrieved 2022-03-25.