PatientCare EMS Solutions Acquires Empress Ambulance Service

Grant Avenue Capital Acquires PatientCare EMS Solutions

January 7, 2026

Healthcare Services

Grant Avenue Capital, a healthcare-focused middle-market private equity firm, has acquired PatientCare EMS Solutions, a provider of ground-based medical transportation and EMS education. Grant Avenue plans to invest in PatientCare's infrastructure to accelerate organic growth, pursue add-on acquisitions, and expand the company's geographic footprint and partnerships with municipalities, hospitals, and health systems.

Emergency Care Partners Acquires Integrated Emergency Medicine Specialists

September 21, 2023

Healthcare Services

Emergency Care Partners (ECP), a physician-owned emergency medicine services platform backed by Varsity Healthcare Partners and Regal Healthcare Capital Partners, has completed a strategic merger with Integrated Emergency Medicine Specialists (IEMS). IEMS — a Naples, Florida-based emergency department management group founded in 2015 — will operate as a regional physician group within ECP to leverage ECP's clinical analytics, back-office infrastructure, and national partnership resources to support growth and deepen hospital relationships.

Empress Ambulance Service Acquires Certain Assets of Mobile Life Support Services

June 14, 2023

Healthcare Services

Empress Ambulance Service, a PatientCare EMS Solutions company, acquired certain assets of Mobile Life Support Services, Inc. on June 14, 2023. The deal (which follows Empress's April 30, 2023 acquisition of assets of Rockland Mobile Care) expands Empress/PatientCare's presence across the Hudson Valley and strengthens relationships with municipal and hospital clients.

Emergency Care Partners Acquires Arizona Emergency Medicine Specialists

May 2, 2022

Healthcare Services

Emergency Care Partners (ECP), a national emergency medicine and ED management platform backed by Varsity Healthcare Partners and Regal Healthcare Capital Partners, has completed a strategic merger with Arizona Emergency Medicine Specialists (AEMS) of Lake Havasu, Arizona. The transaction brings AEMS physicians into ECP's physician-shareholder model, expands ECP's presence in the Southwest, and increases the combined platform to 43 locations with a clinical workforce supporting roughly 1,000,000 patient visits annually.

Crestview Partners Acquires Emerald EMS from New Water Capital

January 4, 2022

Manufacturing

Crestview Partners has completed the acquisition of Emerald EMS from New Water Capital, with Emerald's CEO Vic Giglio continuing to lead the company. Headquartered in Salem, New Hampshire, Emerald is a high-mix, low-volume electronics manufacturing services provider operating six U.S. facilities and one in China; financial terms were not disclosed. Crestview intends to invest in the business and pursue additional add-ons and capability expansion to accelerate Emerald's growth.

PatientCare EMS Solutions Acquires MedFleet Ambulance Service

February 12, 2020

Healthcare Services

PatientCare EMS Solutions, a portfolio company of A&M Capital Partners (Alvarez & Marsal Capital), has acquired MedFleet Ambulance Service, an ALS/BLS and stretcher transport provider operating in Hernando, Pasco, Pinellas and Polk counties in Florida. The deal is an add-on to expand PatientCare's footprint and strengthen its interfacility transport capabilities in the Southeastern United States.