AMR Subsidiary Partners with City of St. Louis to Provide Exclusive Back-Up 9-1-1 Ambulance Services
December 16 2010 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Abbott Ambulance, a subsidiary of American Medical Response
(AMR), announced today that it has formalized its partnership with
the City of St. Louis and the St. Louis Fire Department in an
exclusive back-up agreement to supplement the city’s 9-1-1
emergency ambulance services. The City of St. Louis’ Board of
Estimate and Apportionment unanimously approved the Abbott contract
Wednesday. The board is comprised of the city’s Mayor, Comptroller
and President of the Board of Aldermen.
The agreement is the result of a competitive bidding process
initiated earlier this year by the City through a Request for
Proposal (RFP). Following the bidding process, the City’s
Professional Service Agreement committee recommended that the City
contract with Abbott Ambulance in the event that they chose to
outsource any EMS services.
Under the new agreement, the St. Louis Fire Department will
continue to be the primary provider of emergency ambulance services
to the community. During shift changes and at times when ambulance
availability is lower than the desired level set by the Fire Chief,
Abbott Ambulance will respond to emergency and non-emergency calls
to supplement the City’s EMS system. It is expected that the
arrangement will help the city reduce costs and maintain quality
ambulance services at levels required to meet the needs of the city
and its citizens.
Mark L. Corley, General Manager of Abbott Ambulance, said, “We
are proud to partner with the St. Louis Fire Department and city
leaders to help provide high-quality EMS services to the citizens
of St. Louis.”
Jeff Rainford, the Mayor’s Chief of Staff, said, “Our agreement
is an excellent example of an innovative department forging
partnerships to effectively address budget challenges without
compromising safety or quality.”
Mark Bruning, AMR President, added, “Abbott Ambulance continues
to provide the excellent growth, patient care and expansion of
services that we anticipated when they joined AMR in 2007. We are
particularly pleased that we have added yet another outstanding
public-private partnership, through a competitive RFP process, to
the growing number of communities we serve that see value in
collaborating with the private sector to manage peak demand,
enhance accountability and control, and drive superb medical
results supported by data.”
Abbott Ambulance, based in the City of St. Louis, has 425
employees and has provided mutual aid/back-up ambulance services to
the city for approximately 15 years. Abbott Ambulance is a wholly
owned subsidiary of American Medical Response.
About American Medical
Response
American Medical Response Inc. (www.amr.net), America’s
leading provider of medical transportation, provides services in 38
states and the District of Columbia. More than 17,000 AMR
paramedics, EMTs, RNs and other professionals, with a fleet of
4,100 vehicles, transport more than three million patients
nationwide each year in critical, emergency and non-emergency
situations. AMR, a subsidiary of Emergency Medical Services
Corporation (NYSE:EMS), is headquartered in Greenwood Village,
Colo.
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