Medicore Medical Services

What Medicore Medical Services does

Medicore Medical Services Ltd is an Irish private limited company operating a dual-platform pre-hospital emergency medical services business. The company delivers PHECC, IHF/AHA, and NAEMT-accredited training across 40+ programmes — from basic first aid and Heartsaver CPR AED, through Emergency First Responder and Advanced Cardiac Life Support, to the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) qualification and instructor certification pathways. In parallel, it operates a national ambulance service providing patient transport between medical facilities, event medical cover, and emergency response across Ireland. The company is headquartered at J2 Centrepoint, Rosemount Business Park, Dublin 11, and cites 18+ years of operating history, 200+ clinical staff, 35,000+ cumulative students trained, and a 98.5% customer satisfaction rate.

The underlying technology stack centres on a GPS-tracked ambulance fleet, an internal proprietary Ambulance Dispatch and Control software for route optimisation, and an Electronic Patient Care Report (ePCR) system for digital clinical documentation. Training delivery is classroom-based, blended (e.g., Heartcode ACLS combining online and in-person components), and on-site at client premises across Ireland. Go-to-market is sales-led and event-driven: course sign-ups are driven through a dynamic upcoming-courses calendar on medicore.ie, direct phone/WhatsApp/email enquiry, and on-site group bookings for ACLS, PHTLS, and other enterprise courses; ambulance and event medical cover is acquired via direct outreach to event organisers and healthcare facilities.

Revenue is generated through two streams: (1) training course fees ranging from €80 (Patient Moving & Handling) to €2,000 (EMT full programme), billed per course with a €500 deposit on longer programmes, and (2) professional services contracts for ambulance and event medical cover. The five primary customer segments are healthcare professionals, workplaces and employers, event organisers, healthcare facilities, and non-clinical care staff. No public financials, funding rounds, M&A, ownership structure, or management team details are disclosed in the available sources.

Name

Medicore Medical Services

Legal name

Medicore Medical Services Ltd

Website

https://medicore.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Medicore Medical Services is an Irish PHECC, IHF, AHA, and NAEMT-accredited provider of 40+ emergency medical training programmes and a national ambulance and event medical cover service, serving healthcare professionals, workplaces, event organisers, and healthcare facilities across Ireland with 200+ clinical staff.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Emergency Medical Training and Ambulance Services

NAICS

Ambulance Services (621910)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Private EMS Providers (Contract/Interfacility) (HLAFANAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Emergency Medical Services (EMT/Paramedic) Training (EDAOAMAC), Emergency Medical Services (EMS) & Ambulance Services (BPAIAGAC), Medical Emergency Response & On-site First Aid/Paramedics (BPABANAG)

Keywords

• Emergency medical training
• Ambulance services
• First aid courses
• Event medical cover
• Patient transport

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Medical Training Courses: Revenue generated from delivering accredited training courses across first aid, emergency, healthcare, and instructor certification categories. Course fees range from €80 to €2,000 depending on course type and duration. Includes public open-enrolment courses and private group bookings.
2. Ambulance and Event Medical Services: Professional medical cover for events, patient transport between facilities, and emergency response services. Revenue generated through service contracts with event organisers, organisations, and healthcare facilities requiring inter-facility transfers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Medicore Medical Services delivers PHECC, IHF/AHA, and NAEMT-accredited medical training courses (First Aid Response, CPR/AED, BLS, ACLS, PHTLS, EMT, and instructor certifications) alongside national ambulance and event medical cover services including patient transport, on-site medical teams, and emergency response across Ireland. Operations are anchored by a Dublin training centre and a GPS-tracked ambulance fleet staffed by PHECC-licensed paramedics and advanced paramedics.

Product overview

Medicore Medical Services operates as a dual-platform offering: (1) PHECC, IHF/AHA, and NAEMT-accredited medical training programmes including First Aid Response, Heartsaver CPR AED, Paediatric First Aid, Basic First Aid, Emergency First Responder, Emergency Medical Technician, ACLS, PHTLS, Basic Life Support, Patient Moving & Handling, Safe Administration of Medications, and three instructor certification pathways (BLS Instructor, Heartsaver AED Instructor, First Aid Response Instructor); and (2) national ambulance and event medical services including patient transport, event medical teams, emergency response, and pre-hospital care with PHECC-licensed paramedics operating GPS-tracked ambulances. The company serves healthcare professionals, workplace responders, community groups, event organisers, and private patients across Ireland from its Dublin training centre.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• First Aid Response (FAR) Course A 3-day PHECC-accredited course covering essential first aid skills including injury management, burns, paediatric emergencies, and cardiac first response for managing life-threatening emergencies. Priced at €295 per person.
• IHF/AHA Heartsaver CPR AED Course A video-based, instructor-led course covering CPR skills, AED use, and choking management for adults, children, and infants, accredited by Irish Heart Foundation and American Heart Association.
• Paediatric First Aid Course A 6-hour course focused on responding to medical emergencies involving infants and young children, covering infant and child CPR, choking management, and common medical emergencies.
• Basic First Aid Course A 6-hour course providing essential life-saving skills for responding to common emergency situations, covering first aid in the workplace, patient assessment, CPR, and injury management.
• Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Course A PHECC-accredited NQ EMT course combining 120 hours of classroom theory with 40 hours of supervised clinical placement, preparing participants for PHECC practitioner registration. Priced at €2,000.
• Emergency First Responder (EFR) Course A 30-hour, 5-day PHECC-accredited course developing advanced pre-hospital emergency care skills beyond basic first aid, covering medical and trauma emergencies. Priced at €445 per person.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Course An Irish Heart Foundation and American Heart Association accredited course for healthcare professionals managing cardiovascular emergencies, available as 2-day provider (€625) or blended HeartCode (€435) format.
• Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) A 2-day NAEMT internationally recognised programme developing critical thinking skills and evidence-based techniques for assessing and managing trauma patients in pre-hospital environments. Priced at €250 per person.
• Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers An Irish Heart Foundation and American Heart Association accredited course for healthcare professionals performing high-quality CPR and life-saving interventions, covering adult, child, and infant resuscitation. Priced at €100 per person.
• Patient Moving & Handling Course A 4-hour course for healthcare professionals on safe patient handling techniques aligned with Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 and Manual Handling Regulations. Priced at €80 per person.
• Safe Administration of Medications (SAM) A 1-day course for healthcare professionals on safe medication management, covering HIQA standards, the 10 rights of medication administration, and safe handling procedures.
• Basic Life Support Instructor Course A dual certification pathway enabling healthcare professionals to become certified instructors in Irish Heart Foundation Basic Life Support and PHECC CFR Community programmes.
• Heartsaver AED and PHECC CFR Community Instructor Course A dual certification pathway qualifying participants as instructors in Heartsaver AED and PHECC CFR Community programmes, with Irish Heart Foundation and American Heart Association recognition. Priced at €540 per person.
• First Aid Response Instructor Course A PHECC-accredited instructor course equipping experienced responders with knowledge and instructional skills to design, deliver, and evaluate First Aid Response training. Priced at €450 per person.
• Patient Transport Services Compassionate patient transport services between medical facilities, ensuring safe transfers for public and private patients throughout Ireland with PHECC-licensed paramedics and GPS-tracked ambulances.
• Event Medical Cover Professional medical cover for events, organisations, and communities, providing trained medical responders including EMTs and extended care paramedics for on-site emergency handling, from first aid stations to mobile field hospitals.
• Emergency Response Services National ambulance service providing emergency medical care with PHECC-licensed paramedics, GPS-tracked ambulances, and full licensing up to Advanced Paramedic Level.

Quantifiable outcome

• 98.5% customer satisfaction rate across ambulance and training services
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Irish Heart Foundation (IHF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedicore is an approved Irish Heart Foundation training provider delivering IHF-certified courses including Basic Life Support and Heartsaver CPR AED. IHF provides curriculum standards, certification, and recognition for training programmes delivered under their accreditation.
• American Heart Association (AHA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedicore is an approved American Heart Association training provider delivering AHA-certified courses. The AHA provides international resuscitation guidelines and certification standards for BLS, ACLS, and Heartsaver programmes.
• Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (PHECC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPHECC is the statutory regulator for pre-hospital emergency care in Ireland. Medicore holds PHECC approval as a training institution and delivers PHECC-recognised courses including FAR, EFR, EMT, CFR Community, and PHTLS. PHECC-licensed paramedics and advanced paramedics staff the ambulance fleet. Medicore adopts CHKS standards and PHECC GVF framework.
• NAEMT (National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNAEMT develops and delivers the Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) programme in cooperation with the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma. Medicore is a certified NAEMT PHTLS provider delivering the course in Ireland.
• HIQA (Health Information and Quality Authority)minorOthersMedicore's Safe Administration of Medications training is designed for compliance with HIQA standards for healthcare professionals, social care workers, and carers managing medication in Irish healthcare settings.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Irish Heart Foundation: National heart-health charity that sets CPR and BLS training standards and operates its own training network. Overlaps with Medicore on IHF-accredited BLS, Heartsaver and ACLS programmes but is broader than Medicore's commercial training scope.
• Irish Red Cross: Volunteer-led first aid training and emergency response organisation offering accredited community first aid and CPR courses. Comparable as a competitor for community-level training and event cover.
• HSE National Ambulance Service: Ireland's statutory public ambulance service under the HSE. Overlaps with Medicore on ambulance delivery but operates as a much larger, publicly funded incumbent serving 911 emergency response.

Direct peers

• Lifeline Ambulance Service: Privately held Irish ambulance service offering patient transport, event medical cover, and emergency response. Direct comparable to Medicore's ambulance and patient transport lines across the same Irish market.
• St John Ambulance Ireland: Voluntary first aid and ambulance organisation providing accredited first aid training courses and event medical cover in Ireland. Directly comparable to Medicore's training and event-cover offerings.
• Medicall Ambulance Service: Irish private ambulance operator providing emergency and non-emergency patient transport. Closely comparable to Medicore's PHECC-licensed ambulance operations and inter-facility transfer business.
• Order of Malta Ambulance Corps: Irish voluntary ambulance and first aid training organisation delivering community first aid courses and patient transport services. Comparable on both training (CPR, first aid) and ambulance dimensions.

Emerging players

• Heart Safety Solutions: Ireland-based provider of CPR, AED, and first aid training courses to workplaces and community groups. Directly competes with Medicore's Heartsaver and First Aid Response training products.
• Safety Training Ireland: Irish workplace health and safety and manual handling training provider. Partial overlap with Medicore's Patient Moving & Handling and workplace first aid training lines.

Others

• PHECC (Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council): Statutory regulator for pre-hospital emergency care in Ireland that accredits Medicore's training and ambulance operations. Included as the key enabling/standards body rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MedicoreMedical
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@MedicoreMedicalServ
• Facebookfacebook.com/MedicoreMedicalServices
• LinkedInie.linkedin.com/company/medicore-medical-services
• Instagraminstagram.com/medicore_ambulance_service

Compliance8 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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