American Medical Response
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| American Medical Response, Inc. | |
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| Type of Company | Public Company NYSE: "EMS" |
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| Founded | 1992 |
| Headquarters | Greenwood Village, Co |
| Key people | William A. Sanger, CEO |
| Industry | Healthcare |
| Products | Ambulance services |
| Revenue |  $1.05 billion USD (2004) |
| Employees | 18,500 |
| Slogan | Patient Focused, Customer Centered, Caregiver Inspired |
| Website | www.amr.net |
American Medical Response, Inc. or AMR is the largest private ambulance provider in the United States. AMR and EmCare are wholly owned subsidiaries of EMS L.P., an emergency management company held by the investment firm Onex. AMR is based out of Greenwood Village, Colorado.
AMR is locally operated in 36 states and the District of Columbia. More than 18,000 AMR paramedics, EMTs and other professionals, with a fleet of 4,400 vehicles, transport nearly four million patients nationwide each year in critical, emergency and non-emergency situations.
Outside the urban cores of the largest cities, AMR often has a de facto monopoly in many suburban and rural areas (e.g., Silicon Valley). The colorful and distinctive livery of its vehicles is synonymous in those regions with "ambulance."
In 2006 AMR Colorado Springs,CO (El Paso County) 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.
On Novemeber 7, 2006 according to a report published in the Detroit Free Press newspaper, American Medical Response will end their operations in the Greater Detroit and Pontiac, Michigan areas--effective by December 31, 2006 [[1]]. It remains unclear at this time how many AMR employees will lose their jobs as result of AMR's ongoing corporate restructuring. AMR in Detroit was a Union Shop according to the article.
