Private-equity firm to acquire AMR parent company
A private-equity group will buy Emergency Medical Services Corp., the parent company of American Medical Response, which has the contract for emergency medical services in El Paso County. EMSC is...
View ArticleAMR earns national accreditation
American Medical Responses has received national re-accreditation from the Commission the Accreditation of Ambulance Services. Accreditation is considered the gold standard in the ambulance industry....
View ArticleCSFD signs contract with AMR
The City of Colorado Springs signed a contract with American Medical Response Tuesday. The five-year contract will go into effect April 1. The goal, according to a city press release, is to enhance...
View ArticleKansas native heeds call to care for Coloradans
Shawn Howe, 37, grew up in western Kansas, just miles from the Colorado state line. With aspirations of going to medical school, Howe earned his bachelor’s degree in science from Kansas State...
View ArticleFirefighters compete for new ambulance contract
By Pam Zubeck (Colorado Springs Independent) For the first time in the city’s history, the Colorado Springs Fire Department is bidding against private companies for the emergency ambulance contract....
View ArticleCity chooses Danish firm over long-time ambulance provider
By Pam Zubeck Starting in January, Colorado Springs residents could see a new fleet of ambulances racing around the city — a departure from the 40-year tradition of service by American Medical...
View ArticleAMR employees might stay put, rather than shifting to a new provider
By Pam Zubeck American Medical Response submitted its protest on Aug. 23 challenging the city’s decision to select Falck Ambulance to negotiate a five-year contract for emergency ambulance service....
View ArticleSwitching gears: City scraps talks with Danish firm
By Pam Zubeck A rocky couple of months after being chosen to negotiate an emergency ambulance contract with Colorado Springs ended on Oct. 11 when the city announced it had scrapped talks with Falck...
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