AMR Activates National Command Center and Deploys Emergency Response Teams for Hurricane Florence

DALLAS, Texas — American Medical Response (AMR) has activated its National Command Center (NATCOM) in Dallas, deployed hundreds of paramedics and EMTs, and sent ambulances, aircraft and rotor wing craft in response to the federal government’s request for EMS deployment for Hurricane Florence. As the nation’s largest provider of medical transportation and FEMA's prime emergency medical service response provider, AMR has a national agreement with FEMA to provide ground ambulance, air ambulance, paratransit services and non-ambulance EMS personnel to supplement the Federal and Military response to a disaster, an act of terrorism or any other public health emergency. “Responding to natural disasters and hurricanes the magnitude of Florence is what our teams and providers do very well,” said Ted Van Horne, AMR President and CEO. “We are proud to partner with numerous agencies to respond when our nation calls us to help. Our national scope allows us to garner appropriate personnel, vehicles, aircraft, logistics and supplies to respond quickly, often within 24-48 hours.” To prepare for Hurricane Florence, AMR has already established three command centers, one in North Carolina, one in South Carolina and one in Virginia. We have orders from FEMA for hundreds of ambulances with paramedics and EMTs to operate as fixed site care providers at medical shelters. The company is looking at opening a fourth command center option for the second wave of support. AMR’s Office of ...
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