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AMR | American Medical Response
American Medical Response (AMR) is the largest private ambulance service in the United States of America, serving more customers and communities than any other service provider. AMR employs more than 17,000 para-medics, emergency medical technicians (EMTs), nurses, doctors, and staff. With more than 250 local offices, AMR is the most frequently used private provider of emergency 9-1-1 call ambulance response, as well as non-emergency medical transportation to and from hospitals.
Specialized Service
Although AMR is best known for its ambulance services, it provides other specialized medical services, as well. They offer on-site medical care for entities such as amusement parks, national parks, and private corporations. AMR also handles medical dispatching services for Public Safety Agencies and, through partnerships with other corporations, provides fixed-wing medical transportation services and helicopter medical transportation service support.
AMR works in conjunction with medical research and development companies to create new medical services and with medical manufacturing companies to improve the implementation and design of existing medical equipment.
AMR's Specialized services include: pre-hospital care research, standby contracts and on-site medical staffing; 24-hour medical call-taking and dispatch services; specialty response teams; community education; EMS training courses, and clinical data collection, warehousing, analysis, and reporting.
Notable Achievements
- September 11, 2001 - AMR participated in the search and recovery efforts for victims of the World Trade center Attacks.
- 1998-2003 - AMR has seven call centers accredited as a Center of Excellence by the National Academies of Emergency Dispatch (NAED).
- 1995 - AMR EMTs and para-medics were first on the scene to rescue and treat victims of the Oklahoma City Murrah Federal Building bombing.
- 1995 - AMR in Mississippi was the first organization to earn a "perfect" accreditation from the Commission on the Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS).
- 1992 - AMR of California established one of the nation’s first secondary Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP).
Awards
In 2006, AMR of Colorado Springs, Colorado, was awarded "Ambulance Service of the Year" by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians. This marked the first time ever a private service had earned this distinguishment as the Colorado Springs operation was chosen over 17,000 other ambulance services for the prestigious award.
Controversy
American Medical Response was found guilty of Medicare fraud & other fraudulent billing practices. They paid the United States over $9 million to resolve allegations that the company violated the False Claims Act.
- "Largest EMS Providers Accused of Medicare Fraud," EMS Insider 24.6 (1997):1,3
- business-services/3926818-1.html American Medical Response Announces Settlement of Investigation
- Audit -"Review of Ambulance Services Provided by American Medical Response"
History
AMR was started in 1992, due to the consolidation of several large ambulance companies. Since that time, AMR has acquired 200 other companies, as well. In 1996, AMR was acquired by Laidlaw International, becoming a subsidiary. Laidlaw of North America provides school and inter-city bus transportation, municipal and para-transit bus transportation, health care transportation and emergency management service. They employ 95,000 people throughout Canada and America.
In February of 1997, AMR merged with Med Trans, becoming the largest ambulance service provider in the U.S. In the first quarter of 2005, Management and Onex Partners L.P formed EMS L.P. to purchase AMR and EmCare from Laidlaw International Inc. Onex Corporation is one of Canada 's largest companies with global operations in service, manufacturing and technology industries and has annual revenues of approximately $16 billion and assets of approximately $13 billion.
AMR and EmCare are now wholly owned subsidiaries of EMS L.P., an emergency management company held by the investment firm Onex.
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