Columbia Medical Alarm, Inc.

About Us

Columbia Medical Alarm offers local personal service for the Philips Lifeline medical alert service. Philips Lifeline, the #1 medical alert service, is easy-to-use and designed to reduce the risk of living alone. In the event of a fall or an emergency, help is available at the push of a button. The Lifeline Personal Help Button connects you to a trained Personal Response Associate who can send help quickly – 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

“I am advancing with the newest technology in he industry as it becomes available to provide the best solutions for the client's safety, peace of mind and reassurance.”
Barbara Crawford, President – Columbia Medical Alarm, Inc.

• Medical alert products and services can provide safety, peace of mind
• Provides access to help 24 hours a day
• Help older adults maintain their independence
• Gives families a way to safeguard their loved ones
• Cost effective solution for providing quick assistance in emergencies
• Trusted by Doctors, Hospitals and Professional Caregivers for over 35 years

Our Services

Caregiving for a family member or friend isn't an easy task these days. Life's fast pace makes it harder to balance everyday commitments to work and family. You want to be there as much as possible, yet studies have shown that hour after hour of continuous caregiving can lead to exhaustion and depression – and actually jeopardizing the security of your loved one.

Today, family members aren't as likely to live nearby each other, so 'sharing the caring' can be more difficult. Plus, the cost of paying someone to watch your elderly parent, senior relative, or other loved one can really add up, even if it's only for a short time. A personal medical alarm system gives family and friends the peace of mind knowing that your aging parent or loved one will receive a quick response in a medical emergency.

Services

Columbia Medical Alarm Inc. works directly with families and also with case managers and other organizations in the area. Columbia Medical Alarm has a dedicated staff and care team. Integrity and responsiveness are personal trademarks of the company. Columbia Medical Alarm Inc. carries the full line of Philips Lifeline medical alert products. Medical alarm products include personal emergency response systems, reminders and wellness checks, medication reminders and medication management systems. Call Columbia Medical Alarm at 503-626-1684 if you are considering any type of medical alert system.

Experienced Response Professionals

Lifeline has the largest and most experienced group of response professionals in the industry. With the simple press of a button, at any time of the day or night, you or your loved one is quickly connected with a highly trained Lifeline Personal Response Associate. The Associate quickly makes voice contact, reviews the individual's personal and medical profile, assesses the situation and then notifies the appropriate support and medical response team as required. Lifeline's Response Centers, with a staff of over 250 people, are simply the most capable and reliable facilities of their kind.

Products

A personal medical alarm system gives you peace of mind knowing that you will receive a quick response in a medical emergency. Columbia Medical Alarm and Philips Lifeline also offer other products that assist with wellness check-ins, medication reminder and medication management systems. A brief review of the medical alarm products is included below. Call Columbia Medical Alarm at 503-626-1684 to receive more information about these products. Columbia Medical Alarm will come to you home and demonstrate the entire line of Philips Lifeline medical alert products.

Basic Communicator

The Philips Lifeline Basic Communicator works with your existing telephone and offers all the benefits of 24-hour Personal Response, with two-way voice communication.

CarePartner Telephone with Reminders

The Philips Lifeline CarePartner Telephone with Reminders is designed to offer the comprehensive features of a medical alert service, while helping to improve quality of life. Six programmable daily, weekly or one-time reminders that can be used to record messages on taking medication, keeping appointments, eating well, exercising. The Dial Announce clearly speaks each number as it is dialed. Large backlit buttons are ideal for those with visual impairments.

Voice Extension

When you're in a different part of the house, are you concerned about being heard in an emergency? We can assure you that even if you are unable to speak during a help call, our protocol is to send a responder. However, we understand that you may be more comfortable if you had another Philips Lifeline speaker phone in your home. Now you can, when you had the Philips Lifeline Voice Extension.

Philips Medication Dispensing Service – PMD

Complex medication regimens can result in unintended mistakes that can result in serious outcomes. In fact, misuse of medications results in 1 of 10 hospital visits each year and is the number one reason for nursing home admissions among seniors. The Philips Medication Dispensing Service is the only proven service that, by collaborating with caregivers, offers a 98.6% adherence rate for taking the right medications at the right times and in the right way. That means simplification of complex regimens, fewer errors, fewer complications and greater independence for individuals whose medications are important to healthy living.

Slimline Personal Help Button

The Slimline Personal Help Button weighs less than 1/2 ounce (half as much as other medical alert buttons), and is waterproof so it can be worn in the shower or bath, where accidents can occur. This medical call button can be worn as an adjustable pendant design or a modern looking wrist-watch. Works from anywhere in or around the home, including basement, garage and yard. [Note: Range may vary due to construction of your home and distance from the Lifeline Telephone or Basic Unit.]

Classic Pendant Personal Help Button

The pendant weighs less than 1/2 ounce (half as much as other medical alert buttons), and is waterproof so it can be worn in the shower or bath, where falls can often occur. Works from anywhere in or around the home, including basement, garage and yard. [Note: Range may vary due to construction of your home and distance from the Lifeline Telephone or Basic Unit.]

Tempo Watch

The two in one Philips Lifeline Tempo Watch is a discreet time piece by Timex® with the 24/7 service of Lifeline. The watch features an attractive unisex design. The watch has metal and leatherette band options and features a water resistant design