EmCare

EmCare Holdings Inc.
Subsidiary
Industry Health care
Founded 1972
Headquarters Dallas, Texas
Key people
 William A. Sanger, CEO
Products Health care management
Parent Envision Healthcare Holdings
Website www.emcare.com

EmCare Holdings Inc., or EmCare, is an American provider of physician practice management services for emergency departments, inpatient physician services or hospitals, acute care surgery, trauma and general surgery, women's and children's services, radiology / teleradiology programs and anesthesiology services. Founded in 1972, EmCare has more than 1,000 contracts with client hospitals in 42 states.

Laidlaw acquired EmCare in 1997.[1] In 2004, Laidlaw sold EmCare and American Medical Response to Onex.[2] Onex formed Emergency Medical Services Corporation as the parent of its two acquisitions. EMSC went public in December of that year.[3] In 2011, EMSC was acquired by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice.[4] On June 11, 2013, EMSC changed names to Envision Healthcare Corporation and went public as EVHC.[5] AMR and Evolution Health also are a part of Envision Healthcare Corporation.

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References

  1. ↑ Laidlaw to Acquire EmCare for $400 Million
  2. ↑ Onex will buy two health care units from Laidlaw
  3. ↑ EMS completes IPO of 8.1M shares
  4. ↑ Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Completes $3.2 Billion Acquisition of Emergency Medical Services Corporation
  5. ↑ EMSC Announces New Company Name, Unveils New Company Logo
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