| Date | Title | | | 11/06/08 | Emergency Medical Services Announces Strategic Relationships with EA Health and Blue Jay Consulting| GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2008--Emergency
Medical Services Corporation (NYSE: EMS) (the "Company") today
announced that its EmCare subsidiary has entered into two new
relationships to expand its healthcare services offerings to
hospitals. EmCare has entered into agreements with EA Health
Corporation, a California-based company, and Blue Jay Consulting, a
Florida-based firm. EA Health provides on-call specialty coverage and
related management services for hospi... |
|  | | 10/31/08 | Emergency Medical Services Announces $0.66 Diluted EPS for the Third Quarter and Increases 2008 Guidance|
Highlights:
Net revenue was $679.3 million, an increase of 28.2% compared
to the third quarter of 2007, 11.1% excluding the change in
FEMA deployment revenue;
Diluted EPS was $0.66, an increase of 95.7% compared to the
third quarter of 2007;
Free Cash Flow was $65.5 million in the quarter compared to
$24.9 million for the same quarter last year; DSO decreased by
4 days (decreased 7 days including the impact of the FEMA
... |
|  | | 10/22/08 | Emergency Medical Services to Host Conference Call to Discuss Results for the Third Quarter Ending September 30, 2008| GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Emergency Medical Services Corporation (NYSE: EMS) today announced
that it will provide an audio webcast of its conference call to
discuss results for its third quarter ending September 30, 2008, on
Friday, October 31, 2008. The Company's results for the third quarter
ending September 30, 2008, will be released before the opening of
markets on Friday, October 31, 2008.
The live broadcast of Emergency Medical Services' conference call
wi... |
|  | | 10/20/08 | Emergency Medical Services Acquires Templeton Readings, LLC| GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Emergency Medical Services Corporation (NYSE:EMS) today announced
that its EmCare, Inc., (EmCare) subsidiary has acquired Templeton
Readings, LLC. Founded in 2001 in suburban Baltimore, Md., by Philip
A. Templeton, M.D., F.A.C.R., Templeton Readings, LLC is a leading
provider of final reads and teleradiology services with contracts in
31 states and agreements representing an extensive network of
radiologists across the country.
The tran... |
|  | | 10/07/08 | Emergency Medical Services Names New EmCare President and COO| GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Emergency Medical Services Corporation (NYSE: EMS) ("EMSC" or the
"Company") today announced the appointment of James Murphy as
President and Chief Operating Officer of its EmCare subsidiary,
effective immediately. Mr. Murphy is based at the EmCare corporate
offices in Dallas, Texas.
Mr. Murphy joined EmCare in 1993 as regional vice president, and
has served as Executive Vice President since 2001. In his new role, he
has overall ope... |
|  | | 10/02/08 | American Medical Response Provides Largest EMS Deployment in U.S. History| GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., Oct 02, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- American Medical Response (AMR), a subsidiary of Emergency Medical
Services Corporation (NYSE: EMS) ("EMSC"),
is completing an historic deployment to provide patient evacuations and
disaster relief efforts in three Gulf Coast states for Hurricanes Gustav
and Ike. Under AMR's national contract with
FEMA, AMR and its subcontracted network providers sent an unprecedented
number of ground and ai... |
|  | | 09/22/08 | EMSC Responds to Increasing Demand for Outsourced Anesthesiology Services| GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22,
2008--Emergency Medical Services Corporation (NYSE:EMS) (the
"Company") and Clinical Partners, P.A. ("CPPA") today announced the
expansion of their anesthesiology services business through CPPA's
signing of new agreements to provide anesthesiology practice
management services to two hospitals in Texas: Doctors' Hospital in
Bridgeport and Midland Memorial Hospital in Midland. The contracted
services include recruitment of physicians ... |
|  | | 08/20/08 | Emergency Medical Services Announces Strategic Relationship with Advanced ICU Care| GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., Aug 20, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Emergency Medical Services Corporation (NYSE: EMS) (the "Company")
today announced that its EmCare subsidiary has entered into an
agreement with Advanced ICU Care, Inc. (AICU), a medical service
company that provides high-quality remote critical care to patients in
the intensive care units (ICU) of community hospitals. Under the terms
of the agreement, EmCare's inpatient services division will partner
with AICU to co-market EmCare h... |
|  | | 08/14/08 | EMSC Announces National Provider Agreements with Community Health Systems Professional Services Corporation and Quorum Health Resources, LLC| GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 14,
2008--Emergency Medical Services Corporation (NYSE: EMS) (the
"Company") today announced that it has entered into an agreement as a
national provider of hospital-based physician services (emergency
department, hospitalist, anesthesiology and radiology), to Community
Health Systems Professional Services Corporation (CHSPSC) and Quorum
Health Resources, LLC (QHR), wholly owned subsidiaries of Community
Health Systems, Inc. The organiza... |
|  | | 08/11/08 | EMSC Completes Acquisition of Anesthesiology Provider| GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., Aug 11, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Emergency Medical Services Corporation (NYSE: EMS) (the "Company")
today announced that it has completed its acquisition of the
management services entity of Clinical Partners, P.A. (CPPA), a
provider of anesthesiology services, as well as an associated billing
company.
The two entities are now subsidiaries of EmCare, Inc., (EmCare),
and will provide anesthesiology practice management services to
hospitals comprising recruitment of... |
|  | | 08/05/08 | Emergency Medical Services Announces $0.43 Diluted EPS and Increases 2008 Guidance| Highlights: -- Net revenue was $571.1 million, an increase of 10.5% compared to the second quarter of 2007; -- Diluted earnings per share was $0.43, an increase of 22.0% compared to the second quarter of 2007; -- Free Cash Flow of $65.4 million in the quarter compared to $6.4 million for the same quarter last year; -- Entry into the outsourced anesthesiology services market with the pending acquisition of the management services entity of Clinical Partners; and -- Increases 2008 diluted EPS guid... |
|  | | 08/04/08 | EMSC Enters Anesthesiology Outsourcing Market| GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., Aug 04, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Emergency Medical Services Corporation (NYSE: EMS) (the "Company")
today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the
management services entity of Clinical Partners, P.A. (CPPA), a
provider of anesthesiology services, as well as an associated billing
company. Upon closing, the management entity will enter into a
long-term agreement to provide management services to CPPA, and the
Company anticipates that the acquis... |
|  | | 07/28/08 | EMSC Announces National Provider Agreement with Universal Health Services; New Ambulance Contract in Monterey, Calif.| GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 28,
2008--Emergency Medical Services Corporation (NYSE: EMS) (the
"Company") today announced that it has entered into an agreement as a
national provider of hospital-based physician services (emergency
department, hospitalist and radiology), and ground and fixed-wing air
ambulance transportation services to Universal Health Services, Inc.
("UHS") facilities. UHS is one of the nation's leading healthcare
management companies, and through ... |
|  | | 07/24/08 | Emergency Medical Services to Host Conference Call to Discuss Results for the Second Quarter Ending June 30, 2008| GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 24,
2008--Emergency Medical Services Corporation (NYSE: EMS) today
announced that it will provide an audio webcast of its conference call
to discuss results for its second quarter ending June 30, 2008, on
Tuesday, August 5, 2008. The Company's results for the second quarter
ending June 30, 2008, will be released before the opening of markets
on Tuesday, August 5, 2008.
The live broadcast of Emergency Medical Services' conference call... |
|  | | 06/23/08 | Emergency Medical Services to Participate in Jefferies Annual Healthcare Conference| GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., Jun 23, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Emergency Medical Services Corporation (NYSE: EMS) today announced
that its management will give a presentation on the Company, followed
by a question and answer session, at the Jefferies Annual Healthcare
Conference being held June 24-26, 2008 in New York.
The Company also announced that a live webcast of its conference
presentation would be available on Tuesday, June 24, beginning at
10:45 a.m. Eastern time. To access the link to ... |
|  | | 05/07/08 | Emergency Medical Services to Participate in Bank of America 2008 Healthcare Conference| GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2008--Emergency
Medical Services Corporation (NYSE: EMS) today announced that its
management will give a presentation on the Company, followed by a
question and answer session, at the Bank of America 2008 Healthcare
Conference being held May 13-15, 2008 in Las Vegas.
The Company also announced that a live webcast of its conference
presentation would be available on Wednesday, May 14, beginning at
9:20 a.m. Pacific time. To access t... |
|  | | 05/06/08 | Emergency Medical Services Announces $0.40 Diluted EPS for First Quarter 2008|
Highlights:
Net revenue was $565.8 million, an increase of 8.1% compared
to the first quarter of 2007, or 10.0% excluding the impact of
the 2007 items in the note below;
Adjusted EBITDA was $54.4 million, an increase of 0.3%
compared to the first quarter of 2007, or 12.2% excluding the
impact of the 2007 items in the note below; and
Diluted earnings per share were $0.40, an increase of 2.2%
compared to the first quarter of ... |
|  | | 04/24/08 | Emergency Medical Services to Host Conference Call to Discuss Results for the First Quarter Ending March 31, 2008| GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24,
2008--Emergency Medical Services Corporation (NYSE: EMS) today
announced that it will provide an audio webcast of its conference call
to discuss results for its first quarter ending March 31, 2008, on
Tuesday, May 6, 2008. The Company's results for the first quarter
ending March 31, 2008, will be released before the opening of markets
on Tuesday, May 6, 2008.
The live broadcast of Emergency Medical Services' conference call
wil... |
|  | | 03/11/08 | Emergency Medical Services Completes Acquisition of River Medical, Inc., in Arizona; Announces New Contract with Molina Healthcare| GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., Mar 11, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Emergency Medical Services Corporation (NYSE: EMS) today announced
that it has completed its acquisition of River Medical, Inc., based in
Lake Havasu City, Ariz. River Medical is the exclusive provider of
emergency ambulance transportation services to Lake Havasu City and La
Paz and Mohave Counties in western Arizona. River Medical is now a
wholly owned subsidiary of American Medical Response, and will
continue to operate under the ... |
|  | | 02/25/08 | Emergency Medical Services Announces AMR Managed Transportation Agreement with Golden Living| GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 25,
2008--Emergency Medical Services Corporation (NYSE: EMS) (the
"Company") today announced that its American Medical Response, Inc.
(AMR) subsidiary has entered into an agreement as a national managed
transportation provider for non-emergency medical transportation
services and non-emergency medical transportation management services
with Golden Living. Golden Living is a leading provider of short-term
post-acute and long-term care.
... |
|  | | 02/12/08 | Emergency Medical Services Announces Results of Operations for the Fourth Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 2007|
Highlights:
Diluted earnings per share were $0.31 for the fourth quarter
compared to $0.25, an increase of 23.1% over the same quarter
last year;
Diluted earnings per share were $1.39 for the year ended
December 31, 2007 compared to $0.92, an increase of 50.9% over
the same period last year;
Net revenue was $537.2 million for the fourth quarter, an
increase of 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year;
Adjusted EBI... |
|  | | 02/07/08 | Emergency Medical Services to Participate in UBS Global Healthcare Services Conference| GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2008--Emergency
Medical Services Corporation (NYSE: EMS) today announced that its
management will give a presentation on the Company, followed by a
question and answer session, at the UBS Global Healthcare Services
Conference, being held February 12-13, 2008, in New York City.
The Company also announced that a live broadcast of its conference
presentation will be available on Wednesday, February 13, 2008,
beginning at 10:00 a.m. E... |
|  | | 01/31/08 | Emergency Medical Services to Host Conference Call to Discuss Results for Fourth Quarter, Twelve Months Ending December 31, 2007| GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 31,
2008--Emergency Medical Services Corporation (NYSE: EMS) today
announced that it will provide an audio webcast of its conference call
to discuss results for its fourth quarter and twelve months ending
December 31, 2007, on Tuesday, February 12, 2008. The Company's
results for the fourth quarter and twelve months ending December 31,
2007, will be released before the opening of markets on Tuesday,
February 12, 2008.
The live broad... |
|  | | 01/24/08 | Emergency Medical Services Announces New Health Systems Contracts| GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., Jan 24, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Emergency Medical Services Corporation (NYSE: EMS) ("the Company")
announced today that its emergency department management services
operation (EmCare) has entered into agreements with Christus Santa
Rosa Health Care in San Antonio, Texas, and three Pacific Health
Corporation hospitals in Southern California, to provide emergency
department management services.
For Christus Santa Rosa Health Care, EmCare will provide emergency
depa... |
|  | | 01/09/08 | Emergency Medical Services Announces Earnings Guidance for 2008 and New National Contract| GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., Jan 09, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Emergency Medical Services Corporation (NYSE: EMS) (EMSC or the
Company) today announced earnings guidance for the 2008 fiscal year
ending December 31, 2008. The Company expects full year diluted
earnings per share between $1.57 and $1.63. Full-year Adjusted EBITDA
is expected to be in the range of $225.0 million to $230.0 million.
The Company also announced that it has signed a national agreement
with Health Management Associates (... |
|  | | 01/04/08 | Emergency Medical Services Announces Management Change| GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 4, 2008--Emergency
Medical Services Corporation (NYSE: EMS) today announced that Don
Harvey, President and COO of EMSC, AMR and EmCare will be stepping
down from his senior management and board positions with the Company.
"It is with mixed emotions that I announce that Don Harvey has
resigned as the President, COO and Director of EMSC, citing personal
reasons," stated Bill Sanger, Chairman and CEO of the Company. "I am
pleased to ann... |
|  | | 01/03/08 | Emergency Medical Services to Participate in 26th Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference| GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 3, 2008--Emergency
Medical Services Corporation (NYSE: EMS) today announced that its
management will give a presentation on the Company, followed by a
question and answer session, at the 26th Annual JP Morgan Healthcare
Conference being held January 7-10, 2008 in San Francisco.
The Company also announced that a live webcast of its conference
presentation would be available on Wednesday, January 9, beginning at
9:30 a.m. Pacific time.... |
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