EMS Emergency Medical Services Corp

Emergency Medical Services Corporation (NYSE: EMS) announced today that its subsidiary, American Medical Response (AMR), has been awarded a contract by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and General Services Administration (GSA) to provide emergency medical transportation and paratransit evacuation services for the city of New Orleans and 12 coastal Louisiana parishes for any disaster that requires federal evacuation assistance. The contract is effective from August 14, 2006, through November 30, 2006, with optional short-term extensions if needed. Under the terms of the contract, AMR will provide vehicles and personnel to supplement emergency medical response and transportation resources coordinated by the state of Louisiana. In the event of a disaster, the federal government will issue a task order to initiate services from AMR. AMR will provide paratransit vehicles for pre-storm evacuations and a maximum of 300 ambulances and medical personnel for deployment up to 90 days following issuance of the task order. AMR was awarded the federal contract following a nationwide bid process managed by FEMA through GSA. Don Harvey, AMR President and Chief Operating Officer, said, "Our deployment during and after hurricanes Katrina and Rita, as well as services we have delivered for numerous other natural disasters, demonstrates our company's ability to provide emergency medical services across many communities for extended periods of time. Although we hope never again to see disasters of the magnitude of Katrina and Rita, we are pleased to be awarded the opportunity to make a difference for communities in need if we are called upon to serve." AMR sent more than 100 out-of-state ambulances and medical crews to coastal Mississippi, southern Louisiana and eastern Texas following hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, and maintained a large portion of that fleet for several weeks, providing emergency medical services and patient evacuation. About American Medical Response American Medical Response Inc. (www.amr.net), America's leading provider of medical transportation, is locally operated in 36 states and the District of Columbia. More than 18,000 AMR paramedics, EMTs and other professionals transport nearly 4 million patients nationwide each year in critical, emergency, and non-emergency situations. Operating a fleet of approximately 4,400 vehicles, AMR, a subsidiary of Emergency Medical Services Corporation (EMSC), is headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colo. About Emergency Medical Services Corporation Under the recognized brands of EmCare(R) and American Medical Response(R), Emergency Medical Services Corporation, headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colo., is a leading provider of emergency medical services in the United States, serving more than 9 million patients each year. EmCare provides outsourced emergency department staffing and management services to 347 hospitals nationwide. American Medical Response is America's leading provider of ambulance services with local operations in 36 states and the District of Columbia. For more information, visit www.emsc.net.