EMS Emergency Medical Services Corp

Emergency Medical Services Corporation (NYSE:EMS) (�The Company�) clarified today the details of the national medical transportation agreement its American Medical Response, Inc. (AMR) subsidiary has entered into with Aetna. Under the terms of the agreement, AMR will be the exclusive provider of non-emergency transportation management services, including wheelchair and paratransit services for qualified Aetna Golden Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in Aetna�s Medicare Advantage special plan offering designed for lower income Medicare beneficiaries. AMR will provide transportation management services using the Access2Care system it gained with the recent acquisition of Abbott Ambulance in St. Louis. EMSC Chairman and CEO William A. Sanger said, �We are very pleased both with our relationship with Aetna and our ability to quickly leverage the Access2Care product to expand our market presence for managed transportation services. Our unique ability to support Aetna�s patient-centered services, combined with our ability to provide seamless transportation management services are the basis for a win-win partnership.� �Aetna is pleased to provide a safe ride to and from covered medical services including doctors appointments and lab tests for our Medicare beneficiaries who otherwise might struggle with how to get to their scheduled appointments,� said Eric Cormier, Aetna�s General Manager for Retiree Markets. �Transportation challenges too often prevent people from keeping their regular doctors appointments and going in for the preventive care and screening tests that can be critical to detecting disease early and managing chronic health conditions.� Service is being implemented first in Cook County, Illinois (Chicago) and the mid-Atlantic region, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware and Washington, D.C., and will expand to additional service areas in 2008. About Emergency Medical Services Corporation Under the recognized brands of EmCare� and American Medical Response� (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 350 hospitals in 39 states. American Medical Response is America�s leading provider of ambulance services, with local operations in over 250 communities in 36 states and the District of Columbia. 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 37 states and the District of Columbia. AMR�s 18,500 paramedics, EMTs and other professionals transport more than four million patients nationwide each year in critical, emergency and non-emergency situations. Operating a fleet of approximately 4,500 vehicles, AMR is headquartered in Greenwood Village, CO. About Aetna Aetna is one of the nation�s leading diversified health care benefits companies, serving approximately 34.9 million people with information and resources to help them make better informed decisions about their health care. Aetna offers a broad range of traditional and consumer-directed health insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmacy, dental, behavioral health, group life, long-term care and disability plans, and medical management capabilities. Our customers include employer groups, individuals, college students, part-time and hourly workers, health plans and government-sponsored plans. www.aetna.com 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.