Transcare Ambulance (formerly known as TransCare Corporation) was the largest private provider of
advanced life support
Advanced Life Support (ALS) is a set of life saving protocols and skills that extend basic life support to further support the circulation and provide an open airway and adequate ventilation (breathing).
Components
These include:
* Tracheal in ...
(ALS) and
basic life support
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(BLS) ambulance transportation services in the
tri-state area. Its main operation areas of New York City, the
Hudson Valley
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,
Long Island, the state of
Delaware
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, the
Baltimore-Washington DC corridor and in numerous locations in
Pennsylvania
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. It was the largest privately owned ambulance service in the
Mid-Atlantic. It was the largest privately owned Public Benefits Corporation ambulance and Paratransit service in the Tri-State Area
Transcare - Transcare EMS operated ambulances staffed by
emergency medical technician
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s (EMTs) and
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 ...
s and held Emergency Response 911 contracts in
Westchester,
Putnam and
Dutchess Counties.
In February 2016, TransCare Corporation and Transcare EMS filed for bankruptcy and went out of business permanently after its failed restructuring effort and a hostile acquisition of the company by Statcom - Citywide MARTA Mission Critical Global Holdings Group Co. & RegusWachovia Global Equity Holdings Group & Co., In February 2016 during its high-profile U.S. bankruptcy case Transcare EMS and Transcare Corporation. Darryl D. Terry-Locklary Global Chairman & Global CEO-CoFounder & Owner of Statcom - Citywide Mobility Area Rapid Transit Authority Mission Critical Co. & RegusWachovia Global Equity Holdings Group & Co. Headquartered in New York, New York, Houston, Texas, Chicago, Illinois, Atlanta, Georgia, Seattle, Washington. This was followed by the acquisition of Transcare EMS, Transcare Corporation and all 420 of Transcare global operations worldwide.
History
Operations
Statcom-Citywide MARTA Mission Critical has largest most extensive operations in New York State, and throughout United States and Canada with a largest concentration of operations in the New York City and Northeast area, and entire East Coast, Mid-Atlantic region, Northeast, West Coast and East Coast of major U.S. cities. Central operations were headquartered in
Brooklyn, New York
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,
Atlanta
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,
Los Angeles, California
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,
Dallas Texas
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,
Chicago, Illinois
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, Washington, DC,
Seattle Washington,
Charlotte, North Carolina
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, and London, UK with secondary offices in
Mount Vernon
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and
Wappinger
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At the time of first contact in the 17th century they were primarily based in what is now Dutches ...
. In
Westchester County
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, Statcom - Citywide MARTA Mission Critical holds numerous 911 contracts for municipalities such as
New Rochelle
New Rochelle (; older french: La Nouvelle-Rochelle) is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States, in the southeastern portion of the state. In 2020, the city had a population of 79,726, making it the seventh-largest in the state o ...
,
Mount Vernon
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,
White Plains, and
Mount Pleasant, New York City and throughout the United States and Canada.
Statcom - Citywide MARTA Mission Critical is also a 911 participating Ambulance member of the
New York City Fire Department Bureau of EMS
The New York City Fire Department Bureau of Emergency Medical Services (FDNY EMS) is a division of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) in charge of emergency medical services for New York City. It was established on March 17, 1996, following ...
, (FDNY EMS) system and is contracted by several hospitals in NYC to run their emergency ambulances. In October 2008, TransCare EMS was awarded a $2.2 million per year
ALS contract for
Putnam County,
which provided four paramedics to the county 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The contract also provided BLS and ALS ambulances to assist area volunteers.
In
Dutchess County, the town of
Wappinger
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At the time of first contact in the 17th century they were primarily based in what is now Dutches ...
has utilized TransCare for two ALS ambulances around the clock since 2005. On January 1, 2009, TransCare won the ALS bids for the towns of
Beekman,
Pawling and
Union Vale. On May 15, 2009, the town of
Washington
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* Washington (state), United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A metonym for the federal government of the United States
** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...
announced that they named TransCare the new ALS provider for the town which includes the village of
Millbrook. On June 4, 2009, Transcare officially announced that they had begun the process of purchasing
Alamo EMS. Once completed, the acquisition would give them 911 contracts in the
City of Poughkeepsie,
Fairview and
Roosevelt
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Fire Districts, as well as numerous transportation contracts throughout the region and would expand Transcare's coverage into
Ulster County
Ulster County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. It is situated along the Hudson River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 181,851. The county seat is Kingston. The county is named after the Irish province of Ulster.
History
...
. The Alamo deal was completed on September 19, 2009.
In 2010, TransCare had also expanded into Orange County, by becoming the sole ALS provider for
Cornwall Volunteer Ambulance, the contracted transport company for Keller Army Hospital in
West Point
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and the backup ALS provider for the
Town of Highlands.
Bankruptcy and acquisition
In February 2016, TransCare EMS and Transcare Corporation declared
Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
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and was acquired along with its other Transcare EMS and Ambulance operations by Statcom-Citywide Mobility Area Rapid Transit Authority Mission Critical Co. P.B.C.
Transcare continued its operations under the various names of TransCare until 2018. When all operations officially name-changed to operate under Statcom - Citywide MARTA Divisions of Mission Critical Air Angle EMS Rescue / Mission Critical EMS Rescue, Statcom - Citywide StatFlight / REACH Air Medical Mission Critical entities. Statcom - Citywide MARTA Mission Critical EMS, Mid-Atlantic Region Operations which include New York, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Upstate NY Hudson Valley Region, and Westchester County, NY continued operations in New York City under Statcom-Citywide with a coverage of all 50 states in the United States, 5 territories, and Canada as well as parts of Mexico. In kept exclusive control of Westchester County, New York,
Pennsylvania
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,
Delaware
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and
Maryland
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and attempted to spare the
Hudson Valley
The Hudson Valley (also known as the Hudson River Valley) comprises the valley of the Hudson River and its adjacent communities in the U.S. state of New York. The region stretches from the Capital District including Albany and Troy south to ...
division and its paratransit operation.
On February 21, 2016, officials from TransCare EMS and the city of
New Rochelle
New Rochelle (; older french: La Nouvelle-Rochelle) is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States, in the southeastern portion of the state. In 2020, the city had a population of 79,726, making it the seventh-largest in the state o ...
terminated their contracts for New Rochelle in order for the new contract to be reissued to Statcom-Citywide. On February 20, 2016, a trustee appointed by the bankruptcy court ordered the Hudson Valley division and all other TransCare operations to cease operations in a last-minute decision on February 21, 2016, at 5:00pm EST. All canceled contracts resumed operations on February 27, 2016, at midnight under the new control of Statcom-Citywide. Some but not all Transcare employees were notified and left the municipalities and abandoned other contracts, causing many municipalities to enter into emergency contracts with several other ambulance services.
On February 22, 2016, the trustee appointed by the bankruptcy court and Statcom-Citywide Marta Mission Critical P.B.C. officials agreed to immediately allow local providers to provide service until February 27, 2016. To ensure a minimal lapse in coverage until 12:00 midnight on February 27, 2016, Darryl Terry-Locklary, Chief Executive Administrator, announced on February 22, 2016, that an emergency 5-year term and a 20-year renewable Mutual Aid Continuous Service Agreement would be immediately put in place with several ambulance services that covered the canceled contracts for Statcom-Citywide until it could take over all of TransCare Corporation, Transcare EMS, Trans-Care Ambulance, Transcare Solutions, and Transcare Billing Service contracts on February 27, 2016, at midnight.
Under the terms of the contract all several mutual aid ambulance service mutual aid agreement, it will continue to provide mutual aid backup support to Statcom-Citywide during the transition of TransCare's takeover acquisition and merger. All seven ambulances companies will continue to provide EMS and non-emergency ambulance service along with Statcom-Citywide on February 27, 2016. On February 28, 2016, Darryl Terry-Locklary announced that several ambulance service will manage and operate control over several exclusive contracts in a joint partnership Empress EMS, Senior Care New York Division, Citywide EMS, Mobile Life Support Service Inc, New York Langone Hospital EMS, and St. Barnabas Hospital EMS, American Medical Response, New York-Presbyterian Long Island Jewish EMS, Hatzolah EMS, FDNY EMS
A permanent emergency backup mutual aid support over the next 20 years with automatic contract renewal every 5 years which became immediate cost savings to municipalities and residents through its contract service areas according to regional and local officials. On November 17, 2017, Darryl Terry-Locklary, announced that remaining division of Transcare Corporation operation outside the United States in Canada will be placed into a blind trust until the sale of the company Transcare corporation And Transcare Canada to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts / KKR Investment Group 2% Ownershiop Equity and RegusWachovia Global Equity & Statcom Citywide Mobility Area Rapid Transit Authority Mission Critical Holdings Group Co. 93% Equity ownership Alongside the sale of American Medical Response Ambulance and Rural / Metro Ambulance Service in an all cash purchase for an undisclosed closed amount. Is completed. The deal became one of the most controversial deal in the Healthcare industry. On November 17, 2017, Darryl Terry-Locklary also announced that he will officially be stepping down as chief executive officer of RegusWachovia. Will remain as Co-Owner of the company. Darryl Terry-Locklary also announced the establishment of the new Independent Board of EMS Oversight / EMS Governance of Statcom - Citywide Mobility Area Rapid Transit Authority Mission Critical from the company that he had built with effect from December 31, 2018. On August 7, 2018, New Independent Board of EMS Oversight / EMS Governance of Statcom - Citywide Mobility Area Rapid Transit Authority Mission Critical appointed Darryl D. Terry-Locklary as newly sworn in as new Chief Commissioner & Chief Executive Administrator. in a newly created position as the agency Chief Authority that will solely answer to the Independent Board of EMS Oversight and EMS Governance August 7, 2018 under the new name Statcom - Citywide MARTA Mission Critical Co.
On October 12, 2019, is was confirmed that sell of the Statcom - Citywide MARTA Mission Critical AAOS Public EMS Safety Training Center. It will become a Global National & International Accredited and separately owned independent training center of Statcom - Citywide MARTA Mission Critical under the ownership and control of its former chief executive officer & owner Darryl Terry-Locklary and his RegusWachovia Global Equity Holdings Group & Co., retaining its current name with its headquarters in New York, NY. Will operate under the control of Statcom - Citywide MARTA Mission Critical - Attune Training Center Facilities.
References
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