The Northwestern Medicine In Case of Emergency (ICE) app is provided free to our patients and those within our service area. The Northwestern Medicine ICE app allows users to create an emergency contact banner on their phone home screens — viewable above the lock screen — to help first responders know who to contact in case of an emergency. So if the user has an emergency and is unable to communicate, authorities will, at the very least, be able to contact the person listed on the contact banner — even if the phone is locked.
If locked, the information on the phone is only accessible after the phone has been unlocked by the owner or after the emergency contact has provided the lock code to the first responders.
The app also can be personalized to include the following medical information:
- Blood type
- Current medications
- Medication allergies
- Health conditions
- Organ donor registration designation
- A map to the nearest Northwestern Medicine emergency departments, convenient care and immediate care facilities based on your current location
About Northwestern Medicine:
Northwestern Medicine® is the collaboration between Northwestern Memorial HealthCare and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine around a strategic vision to transform the future of healthcare. It encompasses the research, teaching, and patient care activities of the academic medical center. Sharing a commitment to superior quality, academic excellence and patient safety, the organizations within Northwestern Medicine comprise a combined workforce of more than 25,000 among clinical and administrative staff, medical and science faculty and medical students. The entities involved in Northwestern Medicine remain separate organizations. Northwestern Medicine is a trademark of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare and is also used by Northwestern University.