American Medical Response, Inc.

Type	Public Company NYSE: "EMS"
Founded	1992
Headquarters	Greenwood Village, Colorado
Key people	William A. Sanger, CEO
Industry	Healthcare
Products	Ambulance services
Revenue	$1.2 billion USD (2008)
Employees	18,500
Website	www.amr.net

An AMR ambulance responding to a medical emergency in Olympia, Washington.

American Medical Response, Inc. (AMR) is the largest private ambulance provider in the United States.^[1] AMR and EmCare are wholly owned subsidiaries of EMSC L.P., an emergency management company held by the investment firm Onex. AMR has headquarters in Greenwood Village, Colorado.

[edit] Emergency services

AMR is locally operated in 37 states and the District of Columbia. More than 18,500 AMR paramedics, EMTs, RN's and other professionals, with a fleet of 4,200 vehicles, transport nearly four million patients nationwide each year in critical, emergency and non-emergency situations.

[edit] Community and charitable activities

AMR participates in a number of community projects and charitable activities. These include the AMR Home for the Holidays program which provides residents of long-term care facilities with free transportation to the homes of friends and family.^[2] They also provide the Sentimental Journey program,^[3] which provides hospice patients with free ambulance transportation to a destination of their choice to help fulfill a final wish. This program won the 2008 American Business AwardsSM “Stevie Award” for Best Corporate Social Responsibility Program. In addition, AMR paramedics and EMTs across the country have been recognized^[4] for their outstanding service and dedication to communities in need. Recently, AMR caregivers received recognition for their bravery and actions during the New Life Church shootings in Colorado Springs, Colo., in 2007.^[5]

[edit] See also

• Emergency medical services
• Rescue
• Ambulance

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• AMR Home Page

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