American Medical Response
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| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Emergency services |
| Founded | 1992[1] |
| Headquarters | Greenwood Village, Colorado[2] |
| Key people | Nick Loporcaro, Global Medical Response board chair and CEO[3] |
| Products | Ambulance services |
Number of employees | Nearly 34,000[2] |
| Parent | Global Medical Response |
| Website | www |
American Medical Response, Inc. (AMR) is a private ambulance company in the United States and part of Global Medical Response. It provides and manages emergency medical services, non-emergency and managed transportation, air ambulance services, and disaster response across the United States.[1] AMR says it operates a fleet of more than 7,000 ground ambulances and support vehicles for 911 emergency services and interfacility transports.[1]
History
The company was founded in 1992 when several regional ambulance providers consolidated into a single company.[1] It was subsequently acquired by Laidlaw,[4] and sold to Onex in 2004.[5] With this acquisition, Onex formed Emergency Medical Services Corporation (EMSC) by merging AMR with EmCare.[6] In 2011, EMSC was acquired by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice.[7]
On June 12, 2013, EMSC changed its name to Envision Healthcare.[8]
In October 2015, Envision completed its acquisition of Rural/Metro Corporation through AMR.[9]
On August 8, 2017, Envision Healthcare announced that AMR would be sold to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts in a deal worth US$2.4 billion.[10][11]
In March 2018, AMR merged with Air Medical Group Holdings under the new holding company Global Medical Response.[12] Also in 2018, AMR was the main campaign contributor in support of California Proposition 11 (2018),[13] a bill that modified California labor law to allow for EMS workers to be on-call during breaks.[14]
In 2022, AMR was awarded a five-year, US$1.2 billion contract with FEMA to provide medical transport and support for national disasters and emergencies. The contract began on May 1, 2022 and runs through April 30, 2027.[15]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Overview". American Medical Response. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
- 1 2 "AMR - Home". American Medical Response. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
- ↑ "Meet Our CEO & Leadership Team". Global Medical Response. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
- ↑ "Two U.S. Deals Set by Laidlaw". The New York Times. January 7, 1997.
- ↑ "COMPANY NEWS; Onex Will Buy Two Health Care Units from Laidlaw". The New York Times. Reuters. December 7, 2004. Archived from the original on 2023-02-13. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ↑ "EMS completes IPO of 8.1M shares". Denver Business Journal. December 21, 2005. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ↑ "Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Completes $3.2 Billion Acquisition of Emergency Medical Services Corporation" (Press release). Clayton, Dubilier & Rice. May 25, 2011.
- ↑ "EMSC Announces New Company Name, Unveils New Company Logo" (Press release). Envision Healthcare. Archived from the original on 2014-10-09. Retrieved 2013-07-26.
- ↑ "Envision Healthcare Announces Closing of Rural/Metro Acquisition". JEMS. October 28, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
- ↑ Snyder, Eric; Harden, Mark (August 8, 2017). "Colorado's American Medical Response ambulance business to be sold in $2.4 billion deal". Denver Business Journal. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ↑ "Envision to sell ambulance business to KKR in $2.4 billion deal". Reuters. August 8, 2017. Archived from the original on August 8, 2017.
- ↑ "AMGH and AMR Complete Transaction and Combine Under New Parent Company Global Medical Response". Global Medical Response. March 14, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
- ↑ "Paramedic Break Time". Cal Matters. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ↑ Murphy, Eric (10 October 2018). "Prop. 11: Ambulance company has spent nearly $22M on state ballot measure that could shield it from lawsuits, save it millions". Mission Local. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ↑ "AMR Awarded Five-Year $1.2B Contract As FEMA's National Medical Transport and Support Provider". Global Medical Response. April 28, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2026.