Lehighton Ambulance is currently conducting its 2019 Subscription Fund Drive.

If you reside or have a home/business in Lehighton, Franklin Township, Penn Forest Township, Jim Thorpe, Summit Hill, Lansford, Weissport or Parryville, you should have received a subscription packet in the mail.

Lehighton is the primary emergency medical provider, offering both Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support Services for these areas. There are sections in Mahoning Township, East Penn Township, and Towamensing Township that are 911 serviced by Lehighton Ambulance.

A subscription covers you or your household for the out-of-pocket expenses above what your insurance pays on medically necessary emergency ambulance transportation. Most insurance copays and deductibles are significantly higher on emergency transportation than the cost of an individual or household subscription. If the subscriber does not have medical coverage, the entire cost of the service will be covered. This coverage includes time away from home as long as you are still within the coverage area.

The types of subscriptions are:

• Individual: $45, includes services for the subscriber only.

• Household, $65, covers anyone who lives in the residence, as well as your visitors if they are in need of medically necessary emergency ambulance service from your residence.

During the subscription drive, donations are also accepted. If you would like to donate in addition to subscribing, note the amount in the space on the subscription card.

In addition, we graciously accept donations from any businesses that would like to support us, as we are a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation.

Any amount submitted which is less than the subscription will be considered a donation rather than a subscription.

Subscribers who use electronic banking to pay the subscription should note “for annual subscription” in the comment field. Lehighton Ambulance is an independent nonprofit organization, that relies on subscriptions to insure that state of the art pre-hospital emergency care will be there when you need it most.

Anyone in the Lehighton Ambulance coverage area who has not received an envelope can call 610-377-5155, ext. 2.