EMS Emergency Medical Services Corp

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 preferred provider for non-emergency medical transportation services and non-emergency medical transportation management services with two subsidiaries of Manor Care, Inc. (NYSE: HCR), Manor Care Health Services, Inc. and Health Care & Retirement Corporation of America (collectively, "Manor Care"). Manor Care is a leading provider of short-term post-acute and long-term care. The agreement has a three-year term with AMR scheduled to begin services August 1, 2006. Under the agreement, AMR will provide services to 156 Manor Care nursing homes and assisted-living facilities in 18 states. The relationship is expected to generate approximately $6 million in new annual net revenue and positive margins consistent with the Company's other non-emergency transportation services. EMSC Chairman and CEO William A. Sanger said: "We're very pleased with the expansion of our relationship with Manor Care. This three-year agreement is another example of the Company implementing its strategy to leverage organic growth opportunities using the significant scale and scope of both our technology, including AMR's proprietary Millennium managed transportation software, and our record of quality service. "Over time, we hope to expand the geographic scope of services furnished to Manor Care facilities," Sanger concluded. According to Greg Lawton, East Region Vice President of Business Development at AMR: "Our proprietary Millennium managed transportation software was designed with input from case managers and discharge planners, who need the ability to quickly and easily order medically appropriate ambulance transportation for their patients. Millennium's powerful rules-based software helps assure that AMR provides its clients the right level of care and transportation, at the right time, for each patient." 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 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. 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.