EMS Emergency Medical Services Corp

Emergency Medical Services Corporation (NYSE: EMS) today announced that its American Medical Response, Inc. (AMR) subsidiary has entered into an agreement with a group of skilled nursing facilities affiliated with Skilled Healthcare LLC as a preferred provider for non-emergency ambulance transportation services. Under the agreement, AMR will provide services to 31 nursing homes, rehabilitation centers and assisted living facilities in California, Texas, Nevada, Kansas and Missouri that are affiliated with Skilled Healthcare. The relationship is expected to generate over $2 million in annual revenue for AMR. EMSC Chairman and CEO William A. Sanger said: "We're very pleased with our new relationship with the Skilled Healthcare affiliates. Our unique ability to support their patient-focused services, coupled with our ability to provide managed transportation services (including a single point of contact for communications) will provide the basis for a win-win partnership." Jose Lynch, President of Skilled Healthcare LLC, added, "AMR's ability and track record of utilizing technology to enhance patient care and on-time performance is consistent with, and supportive of, our affiliated facility operators' overall focus on patient needs." EMSC also announced today that the Company has begun providing non-emergency transportation services in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Northwest Arkansas. According to Roylene Rhodes, Vice President, Business Development of EMSC, "our entry into these new markets is consistent with our strategy to develop new operations in markets where the company can create competitive advantages and increase market share. Our ability to understand customer and patient needs provides the foundation for new market development." The Company expects that initial contracts in these new markets will contribute approximately $3 million in new annual revenues to EMSC. About Emergency Medical Services Corporation Under the recognized brands of EmCare(R) and American Medical Response(R) (AMR), Emergency Medical Services Corporation, headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado, is a leading provider of emergency medical services in the United States, serving more than nine million patients each year. EmCare provides outsourced emergency department staffing and management services to more than 335 hospitals in 39 states. American Medical Response is America's leading provider of ambulance services, with local operations in over 250 communities in 35 states. For more information, visit www.emsc.net. About American Medical Response American Medical Response Inc. (www.amr.net), America's leading provider of medical transportation, is locally operated in 35 states. More than 18,000 AMR paramedics, EMTs and other professionals transport nearly four million patients nationwide each year in emergency, critical and non-emergency situations. Operating a fleet of approximately 4,000 vehicles, AMR is headquartered in Greenwood Village, CO. About Skilled Healthcare Headquartered in Foothills Ranch, CA, Skilled Healthcare LLC is an administrative services organization and subsidiary of Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc. Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc. owns 56 skilled nursing facilities and 12 assisted living facilities with a total of 7,368 licensed beds located throughout the western United States, specifically in California, Texas, Kansas, Missouri and Nevada. Skilled Healthcare LLC operates and manages those facilities Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements and information herein may be deemed to be "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Federal Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements relating to our objectives, plans and strategies, and all statements (other than statements of historical facts) that address activities, events or developments that we intend, expect, project, believe or anticipate will or may occur in the future. Any forward-looking statements herein are made as of the date of this press release, and EMSC undertakes no duty to update or revise any such statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results, developments and business decisions to differ materially from forward-looking statements are described in EMSC's filings with the SEC from time to time, including in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. Among the factors that could cause future results to differ materially from those provided in this press release are: the impact on our revenue of changes in transport volume, mix of insured and uninsured patients, and third party reimbursement rates; potential penalties or changes to our operations if we fail to comply with extensive and complex government regulation of our industry; and the loss of existing contracts and the accuracy of our assessment of costs under new contracts.