St. Luke's Emergency & Transport Service received the American Heart Association's Mission: Lifeline EMS Gold Plus Award for implementing quality improvement measures in the treatment of patients who experience the most dangerous form of heart attacks.

Rodney Wolfe, Monroe County Operations Supervisor for SLOTS, accepted the award during a presentation at the Pocono Township Municipal Building in Tannersville. Wolfe was joined by Don Seiple, president of St. Luke's Monroe Campus, and Carol Kuplen, president of St. Luke's Bethlehem and Chief Nursing Officer.This is the second year in a row that SLOTS - which provides Basic and Advanced Life Support Emergency Medical Services to communities in Bucks, Lehigh and Monroe counties - is receiving an AHA Mission: Lifeline award.Last year, SLOTS received the Bronze Award.