Venture:
Trek Medics International
Founder:
Jason Friesen ’12PH
Industry:
Emergency services
Venture Type:
Nonprofit
What is the social or environmental issue being addressed?
The lack of access to reliable emergency care and transport in resource-limited settings.
Innovation:
Trek Medics International leverages available resources to strengthen existing emergency medical systems, both formal and informal. This is primarily achieved through their Beacon software, which is a text message-based emergency dispatching platform designed specifically for communities where advanced 911 technologies are either inappropriate or unaffordable.
Read More:
- Beacon is a Text Message-Based Emergency Medical Dispatching Platform Designed by Trek Medics International, Relevant to Disaster Settings
Emergency Live
February 8, 2019 - Trek Medics to Partner with the Government of Malawi and World Bank in Nation's First Emergency Response System
Journal of Emergency Medical Services
October 10, 2018 - First Responders
Columbia Magazine
October 1, 2017 - How a Software Program Can Save Lives
CNN
January 21, 2016 - Bringing 911 Service to the Developing World with Smartphones and Motorcycles
Bloomberg Businessweek
May 17, 2016 - The Startup that Aims to Be Uber for War Zones
TIME
October 5, 2013