Walgreens Ready Response, a medical monitoring service started by this drugstore giant in 2007, is monitored by the American Medical Alert Corp (AMC). This well-known home medical alert system monitoring center supports various systems throughout the country. Walgreens Ready Response provides around- the-clock, in-home monitoring and is affiliated with one of the best monitoring centers in the industry; and for those reasons and more we have included them in our medical alert systems review.

One of the stellar features of the Walgreens Ready Response medical alert system is their enhanced monitoring center. Through their partnership with AMAC, they offer skilled monitoring personnel in two separate monitoring centers in the unlikely case of a natural disaster. They also automatically record and digitally archive all calls to make sure each call is handled with care and to use for training to improve their services over time.

Walgreens Ready Response is incredibly simple to set up. After you receive your console via UPS, simply plug the console into a phone line and power outlet, then press the help button to alert their monitoring center that the system has been properly installed and that you’re ready for service. An activation fee is required to start up, but the good news – no long-term contract is required.

Walgreens Ready Response offers top-of-the-line monitoring features. Their two-way communication console has a lighted blue help button and 24 hours of backup battery power. And to ensure the system is never accidentally turned off, there’s no traditional on/off switch on the Walgreens Ready Response console.

In addition to the smartly-designed console, the help pendant comes with three different attachment options: necklace, belt clip or wristband. The pendant has a 4-year battery life, but to make sure you’re always protected, it will send a signal to the monitoring center when the battery is low. Walgreens Ready Response will also notify your family and healthcare providers in case of an emergency. To ease your pocketbook worries, a lifetime warranty is provided on all equipment.

To ensure safety in the bathroom, the place where most falls occur, Walgreens Ready Response includes an additional wall-mountable activator for the bathroom. Their telephone line monitors are also a nice touch, and are used to detect and notify monitoring center personnel when incoming phone lines are out of order. Automatic monthly check-in calls, to make sure the equipment is working, are also included with the service.

Walgreens Ready Response offers a 24/7 response center, so there’s never a worry about help being a button push away. Walgreens Ready Response was launched by Walgreens in 2007.

Walgreens Ready Response offers toll-free, 24-hour customer service. You'll find FAQs and an email address on their website for further questions. You can also submit a request online to receive a call from a sales representative.