American Medical Response
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American Medical Response, Inc. (AMR) is a private ambulance company in the United States that provides and manages emergency medical services, non-emergency and managed transportation, rotary and fixed-wing air ambulance services, and disaster response across the United States.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
History
The company was founded in 1991 through the merger of Regional Ambulance (Alameda and Contra Costa counties, California), Vanguard Ambulance (Santa Clara County, California), and Buck Ambulance (Portland, Oregon). It was subsequently acquired by Laidlaw,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and sold to Onex in 2004.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> With this acquisition, Onex formed Emergency Medical Services Corporation (EMSC) by merging AMR with EmCare.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2011, EMSC was acquired by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>
On June 12, 2013, EMSC changed its name to Envision Healthcare.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>
On August 8, 2017, Envision Healthcare announced that AMR would be sold to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts in a deal worth US$2.4 billion.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In March 2018, AMR became a subsidiary of Global Medical Response. Also in 2018, AMR was the main campaign contributor in support of California Proposition 11 (2018),<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> a bill that modified California labor law to allow for EMS workers to be on-call during breaks.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In 2022, AMR entered in a five-year contract with FEMA to provide medical transport and support for national disasters in the United States.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Motorsport
AMR provides and sponsors on-track safety and crash response services at NASCAR, IndyCar, and IMSA automobile races, sponsoring them since 2017, 2018, and 2019 respectively.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> AMR's motorsports safety crews travel to races, and consist of at least 18 personnel, including doctors, emergency medical technicians, rescue and cleanup specialists.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Using trucks equipped with specialized medical equipment and hydraulic rescue tools, AMR's crews are reportedly capable of responding to on-track crashes within seconds.<ref name=":0" />