Only For Medical Emergencies And To Report Deaths
Telephone: (800) 926-4797 or (941) 312-0400
Hours: EST Monday-Thursday 5PM to 8AM and weekends, Friday 5PM until Monday
at 8AM. Also, on Holidays.
We now have an after hours support person available for
when the PWSA (USA) office is closed. This person will be able to email or
fax needed information to emergency rooms and hospitals. In extreme
emergencies, she may be able to provide a physician-to-physician consult.
This service is a pilot project that will be for medical emergencies and
deaths only. Please call the PWSA (USA) office at 800-926-4797 or
941-312-0400 and the voice mail at the beginning of the message will prompt
you to “Press 1” to reach our Medical Emergency After Hours Coordinator.
For calls
outside the USA or Canada, after hours support will be limited to English
speaking only callers. Emergency physician consult will not be possible and
you will be directed to the Medical Alert section of our website for
articles typically needed in an emergency.
This
important service is now available in part to Bill and Connie Devitt and
their Irish American Community who did a fundraiser in memory of Connie’s
sister Colleen. Colleen had PWS and died two years ago over the holidays
from a bowel obstruction. Their hope is that her memory lives on through the
support that will be provided for others.
