Talk:American Medical Response

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I have added some articles that are substantiated through sources. They may not be favorable articles, or ones the company would like on here, but they are verifiable. User: Stridor I see no reason for the crimes of one employee to be kept on this page that is an article on AMR as a company.

In September 2006 a Vancouver Washington AMR Paramedic's license was revoked after a child sex crime surfaced. http://www.kgw.com/neighborhood/vancouver/stories/kgw_092806_news_paramedic_revoked.25596379.html

the other comments on AMR as a business are a matter of record.

user: JFandel

Libelous Comments
Comments that are libelous and unsubstantiated, or where the sources aren't valid should not be posted on this AMR wikipedia page. Please do not post anymore libelous, opinionated information on this business' page. LMTabone (talk) 16:07, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

Sources and Credibility
Numerous sources have been added to the American Medical Response article to add credibility to the facts mentioned. Some of the claims that have been made against AMR are outdated, from 2005, or unsubstantiated and based on an editor's or writer's opinion, not on the facts.--LMTabone (talk) 19:34, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

Turnover Rate
Removed the sentence "American Medical Response also has to date a 97% employee turnover rate." The claim was unsubstantiated, and appears to be wholly untrue as well. I also removed the line, "American Medical Response is also known for long response times, such as in Riverside County, California." It is un-sourced. And even if it were true, I am not sure I understand why a problem such as this in one small county should be included in an article about national company. Is a disgruntled former employee contributing this stuff to the article? - Big Brother 1984 18:25, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

It wouldn't suprise me if their (AMR) turnover rate was that high, when they took over my local service, they cut pay 20-40% and increased hours by 12 per week. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.194.134.0 (talk) 21:47, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

Healthtek, Laidlaw etc.
What year did they aquire HealthTek? What year was AMR aquired by Laidlaw? When did Laidlaw sell them?

"In 1996 Laidlaw acquired AMR for $2.2 billion." In February 2005, AMR and EmCare were sold, and a new company was formed to become the leading provider of emergency medical services in the United States, Emergency Medical Services Corporation.(1)

(1) Information pulled from: http://www.answers.com/topic/laidlaw-international-inc-usa and http://www.emsc.net/About-EMSC.aspx  LMTabone (talk) 15:18, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

AIDS and Cancer patients
It is a well known fact in the EMS industry that American Medical Response does not care for patients with HIV/AIDS or Cancer. Their managemental staff have been recorded as to saying that it's cheaper to risk not reporting the physical, accidental droppings of Cancer patient, as long as they are doped up on heavy pain medication then to have to payout a malpractice lawsuit to the family when the patient dies.

I don't think this comment should be on the page. This seems very biased and definitely not NPOV. There are also no facts to substantiate this claim.Kbnha goddess 04:53, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

Where is the Neutral Point of View???
That section ain't neutral, someone should fix it... Maybe I will... Smiles, Nate1028 (talk) 21:12, 20 August 2010 (UTC)

This information is not opinion, it is based on facts and events, and this section is not an advertisement for AMR, but simply an explantation of the things AMR has done to help the community. The advertisement error should be removed from the page! --LMTabone (talk) 18:29, 24 September 2010 (UTC)
 * It's not that it's false, it's that it's of questionable relevance. How about instead adding some more relevant and less promotional information, like the history of the company?&mdash; Chowbok  ☠  07:02, 25 September 2010 (UTC)

You might note that AMR provides services at IndyCar and other races in the US
These services appear to be more than just ambulances. I've seen them restarting cars and helping to pull the out of barriers. Will (Talk - contribs) 05:04, 2 July 2021 (UTC)