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Contact: Douglas
Moore
(719) 597-1277 ext 138
doug_moore@amr-ems.com
AMR Deploys New Ambulance Fleet in El
Paso County, CO
Colorado Springs, CO,
January 6, 2004 – American Medical Response (AMR)
announces today that it has purchased 13 new ambulances to
serve El Paso County. The new fleet is currently being outfitted
with supplies and will be deployed throughout the month of
January.
The new fleet will be designated for the 9-1-1
system of El Paso County. Each ambulance will be equipped
as an Advanced Life Support (ALS) ambulance, which includes
a 12-lead cardiac monitor and advanced airway management equipment.
Global Positioning Systems (GPS) will be installed to track
ambulance locations and allow dispatchers to send the closest
ambulance to an emergency response call. Safety features include
a Road Safety Computer that lets the driver of the ambulance
know if he or she is driving outside safe parameters.
Each vehicle cost $55,000; supplies and computers
cost an additional $54,000. The ambulances will replace a
portion of the current fleet, some of which will be donated
to non-profit organizations or county fire departments. AMR
operates a total of 24 ALS ambulances to serve the 9-1-1 system
of El Paso County. All ambulances undergo a stringent monthly
maintenance program and are retired after six years of service.
American Medical Response, Inc.
(www.amr.net), the nation’s largest provider of
medical transportation, is locally operated in 32 states.
More than 17,000 AMR paramedics, EMTs and other professionals
transport over four million patients nationwide each year
in emergency, critical and non-emergency situations. AMR,
a wholly owned subsidiary of Laidlaw International, Inc. (TSX:BUS),
is headquartered in Greenwood Village, CO.
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