American Medical Response
American Medical Response, Inc. (AMR) is a United States manager and provider of medical transportation. AMR provides emergency response and dispatch services, non-emergency transport services, air ambulance services, event medical services, managed transportation services (paratransit) and paramedic and EMT training. AMR is locally operated in 42 states and the District of Columbia. AMR employs nearly 17,000 paramedics, emergency medical technicians (EMTs), nurses, doctors and support staff.
Formerly a subsidiary of Laidlaw, AMR is now a subsidiary of Emergency Medical Services Corporation (EMSC).
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