American Medical Response, Inc. (AMR) is a medical transportation company in the United States that provides and manages community-based medical transportation services, including emergency (
911
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Dates
* AD 911
* 911 BC
* September 11
** 9/11, the September 11 attacks of 2001
** 11 de Septiembre, Chilean coup d'état in 1973 that outed the democratically elected Salvador Allende
* November 9
Numbers
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), non-emergency and managed transportation, rotary and fixed-wing air ambulance services, and disaster response.
Corporate history
The company was founded in 1991 through the merger of Regional Ambulance (Alameda and Contra Costa counties, CA), Vanguard Ambulance (Santa Clara County, CA), and Buck Ambulance (Portland, OR). It was subsequently acquired by
Laidlaw
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, and sold to
Onex in 2004. With this acquisition, Onex formed Emergency Medical Services Corporation (EMSC) by merging AMR with
EmCare
EmCare Holdings Inc., or EmCare, was 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 service ...
. In 2011, EMSC was acquired by
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice is an American private equity company. It is one of the oldest private equity investment firms in the world. Founded in 1978, CD&R has managed the investment of more than $30 billion in approximately 90 businesses, repre ...
.
On June 12, 2013, EMSC changed its name to Envision Healthcare Corporation.
On September 8, 2017, Envision Healthcare Corp. announced that American Medical Response would be sold to KKR & Co. LP in an all-cash deal worth US$2.4 billion.
In March 2018, American Medical Response became a subsidiary of
Global Medical Response
Global means of or referring to a globe and may also refer to:
Entertainment
* ''Global'' (Paul van Dyk album), 2003
* ''Global'' (Bunji Garlin album), 2007
* ''Global'' (Humanoid album), 1989
* ''Global'' (Todd Rundgren album), 2015
* Bruno ...
.
File:American Medical Response at the 2014 Balloon Fest in Las Cruces, NM.jpg, Type II AMR ambulance at the 2014 Balloon Fest in Las Cruces, NM
File:AMR Ambulances during Hurricane Sandy.jpeg, AMR responding during Hurricane Sandy in New York City
File:American Medical Response2.png, AMR handling event medical at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
File:American Medical Response1.jpg, AMR NASCAR Safety Team at Daytona 500, February 2017
See also
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Emergency medical services
Emergency medical services (EMS), also known as ambulance services or paramedic services, are emergency services that provide urgent pre-hospital treatment and stabilisation for serious illness and injuries and transport to definitive care. ...
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Emergency medical technician
An emergency medical technician (EMT), also known as an ambulance technician, is a health professional that provides emergency medical services. EMTs are most commonly found working in ambulances. In English-speaking countries, paramedics are ...
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Paramedic
A paramedic is a registered healthcare professional who works autonomously across a range of health and care settings and may specialise in clinical practice, as well as in education, leadership, and research.
Not all ambulance personnel are p ...
References
External links
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Global Medical Response
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Ambulance services in the United States
Companies based in Greenwood Village, Colorado
Medical and health organizations based in Colorado