Health Emergency Ready Oregon = HERO

In an emergency, every moment counts. HERO Kids Registry is a voluntary, no-cost, secure system that lets families and young adults record critical health details that first responders and hospital emergency department providers can quickly and easily access in an emergency. For emergency medical providers faced with split-second decisions, HERO Kids Registry can fill the information gap. 

HERO Kids was developed by the Oregon Center for Children and Youth with Special Health Needs, in partnership with Oregon Health Authority’s Emergency Medical Services for Children program. Emergency medical services and emergency department providers, as well as professional organization representatives, family members of children with special health needs, and young adults provided their expert advice and helped shape the development of the registry. HERO Kids Registry has been recognized in the national Association of Maternal Child Health Programs' Innovation Database as an Emerging Practice!

HERO Kids is not just for kids. It is open to any Oregon child or young adult through age 26.