EMSC Announces National Provider Agreements with Community Health Systems Professional Services Corporation and Quorum Health Re
14 Agosto 2008 - 1:00PM
Business Wire
Emergency Medical Services Corporation (NYSE: EMS) (the �Company�)
today announced that it has entered into an agreement as a national
provider of hospital-based physician services (emergency
department, hospitalist, anesthesiology and radiology), to
Community Health Systems Professional Services Corporation (CHSPSC)
and Quorum Health Resources, LLC (QHR), wholly owned subsidiaries
of Community Health Systems, Inc. The organization's affiliates
own, operate or lease more than 110 hospitals in 28 states and
provide hospital management, consulting and advisory services to
more than 160 independent community hospitals and health systems
throughout the U.S. Under the terms of the 3-year agreements with
CHSPSC and QHR, facilities may contract for services with EmCare,
and will benefit from preferred pricing for certain services
provided under the agreement, with opportunities for additional
cost savings as more agreements are entered into for hospital-based
services. William A. Sanger, EMSC Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, said, �We are pleased to strengthen our partnership with
CHS. EmCare has been a service provider to CHSPSC for many years.
This is the third national contract we have announced this year,
and it reflects the value we can bring to healthcare systems,
facilities and insurers.� About Emergency Medical Services
Corporation Emergency Medical Services Corporation (EMSC) is a
leading provider of emergency medical services in the United
States. EMSC operates two business segments: American Medical
Response, Inc. (AMR), the Company�s healthcare transportation
services segment, and EmCare Holdings, Inc. (EmCare), the Company�s
emergency department and hospital-based management services
segment. AMR is the leading provider of ambulance services in the
United States. EmCare is the nation�s leading provider of
outsourced emergency department staffing and related management
services. In 2007, EMSC provided services to 10.6 million patients
in more than 2,000 communities nationwide. EMSC is headquartered in
Greenwood Village, Colorado. About EmCare, Inc. EmCare, Inc. and
the physician groups operating under the EmCare� brand are leading
providers of outsourced emergency department and hospital-based
physician services to healthcare facilities in the United States.
EmCare has more than 400 exclusive contracts with hospitals and
independent physician groups to provide emergency department,
anesthesiology, hospitalist and radiology staffing, management and
other administrative services. 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.
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