Rural/Metro Corporation

SCOTTSDALE, AZ -- (Marketwire) -- 12/17/12 -- Rural/Metro Corporation, a leading national provider of ambulance and private fire protection services, announced today it has been awarded the exclusive, long-term contract to continue providing emergency ambulance services in Knox County, Tennessee. The award followed a unanimous vote today of the ... read more

SCOTTSDALE, AZ -- (Marketwire) -- 09/10/12 -- Rural/Metro Corporation, a national provider of private ambulance and fire protection services in 21 states and nearly 700 communities, has launched a first-of-its-kind pilot of national prehospital clinical standards for Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA), ST-Elevated Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) and stroke that are ... read more

SCOTTSDALE, AZ -- (Marketwire) -- 08/06/12 -- Rural/Metro Corporation announced today that senior healthcare and service industry executive Mark A. Lashley has been named Senior Vice President of Operations. Mr. Lashley will join the Company August 13, 2012 and report directly to President & Chief Executive Officer Michael P. ... read more

SYRACUSE, NY -- (Marketwire) -- 05/03/12 -- Rural/Metro Medical Services, Crouse Hospital, and the Central New York Emergency Medical Services Program are pleased to announce preliminary results and publication of a major collaborative research project to improve early detection and treatment of patients who suffer the most serious ... read more

SCOTTSDALE, AZ -- (Marketwire) -- 04/05/12 -- Rural/Metro Corporation, a leading national provider of ambulance and private fire protection services, has been awarded the exclusive contract to continue providing fire protection and ambulance services to the Town of Carefree, Arizona. The new contract is for an initial 5-year ... read more

SCOTTSDALE, AZ -- (Marketwire) -- 04/05/12 -- Rural/Metro Corporation, a leading national provider of ambulance transportation and private fire protection services, recently expanded its growing base of Colorado operations with the addition of non-emergency ambulance services in Colorado Springs, El Paso County and Pueblo County. "Our entrance into Colorado ... read more

SCOTTSDALE, AZ -- (Marketwire) -- 04/03/12 -- Rural/Metro Corporation, a leading national provider of ambulance and private fire protection services, has been awarded a new contract to provide exclusive 911 ambulance services in Cass County, Indiana. The five-year contract began April 2, following a vote last week of the ... read more

SCOTTSDALE, AZ -- (Marketwire) -- 03/30/12 -- Rural/Metro Corporation's commitment to clinical excellence in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) was demonstrated this week with the release of a national study supporting the administration of glucose-insulin-potassium ("GIK") solution to patients experiencing heart attack-related symptoms. Rural/Metro Ambulance in Sioux Falls, South Dakota was ... read more

SCOTTSDALE, AZ -- (Marketwire) -- 02/02/12 -- Rural/Metro Corporation, a leading national provider of ambulance transportation and private fire protection services, announced today that it has been awarded the exclusive contract to continue as the 911 ambulance service in the City of Tacoma, Washington. The contract was won ... read more

SCOTTSDALE, AZ -- (Marketwire) -- 01/25/12 -- Rural/Metro Corporation, a leading national provider of ambulance and private fire protection services, was awarded the exclusive contract to continue providing 911 ambulance services to the City of Rochester, New York, on a vote last night of the Rochester City Council. The ... read more

SCOTTSDALE, AZ -- (Marketwire) -- 06/30/11 -- Rural/Metro Corporation (NASDAQ: RURL), a leading national provider of ambulance and private fire protection services, today announced the completion of its acquisition by affiliates of the global private equity firm Warburg Pincus, LLC. Pursuant to the terms of the previously announced Agreement ... read more

SCOTTSDALE, AZ -- (Marketwire) -- 06/27/11 -- Rural/Metro Corporation (NASDAQ: RURL), a leading national provider of ambulance and private fire protection services, announced today that its stockholders have voted to adopt the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated March 28, 2011, by and among the Company, WP ... read more

SCOTTSDALE, AZ -- (Marketwire) -- 06/20/11 -- Rural/Metro Corporation (NASDAQ: RURL), a leading national provider of ambulance and private fire protection services, announced today that it has finalized a new contract to continue as the City of San Diego's exclusive provider of emergency ambulance services through June 2013. Michael ... read more

SCOTTSDALE, AZ -- (Marketwire) -- 03/28/11 -- Rural/Metro Corporation (NASDAQ: RURL) (the "Company"), a leading national provider of ambulance and private fire protection services, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition of the Company by the private equity firm Warburg Pincus in an all-cash ... read more

SCOTTSDALE, AZ -- (Marketwire) -- 03/23/11 -- Rural/Metro Corporation (NASDAQ: RURL) announced today that it has been awarded a new contract to provide 911 ambulance services in Sumter County, Florida. The contract was awarded on a unanimous vote of the Sumter County Commission, following a competitive bidding process. The ... read more

SANDY SPRINGS, GA -- (Marketwire) -- 03/04/11 -- Rural/Metro Ambulance (NASDAQ: RURL) in the metro-Atlanta suburb of Sandy Springs, Georgia, was recently ranked #1 when compared to 47 comparable cities in the nation, following a national customer service satisfaction survey conducted by the City that sampled 1,800 households ... read more

SCOTTSDALE, AZ -- (Marketwire) -- 02/23/11 -- Due to agenda changes for the RBC Capital Markets' Healthcare Conference, Rural/Metro Corporation (NASDAQ: RURL) President and Chief Executive Officer Michael DiMino will present at the conference at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern) on March 3, 2011 at the New York Palace Hotel ... read more

SCOTTSDALE, AZ -- (Marketwire) -- 02/22/11 -- Rural/Metro Corporation (NASDAQ: RURL), a leading national provider of ambulance and private fire protection services, announced today that Michael DiMino, President and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present at the RBC Capital Markets' Healthcare Conference on March 3, 2011 at ... read more

SCOTTSDALE, AZ -- (Marketwire) -- 02/22/11 -- Rural/Metro Corporation (NASDAQ: RURL) announced today that its Southwest Ambulance subsidiary was once again awarded the exclusive 911 emergency ambulance contract to serve the Sun City Fire District, which includes Sun City, Arizona. The contract has an initial term of three years, followed ... read more

SCOTTSDALE, AZ -- (Marketwire) -- 02/15/11 -- Rural/Metro Corporation (NASDAQ: RURL) announced today that its Southwest Ambulance subsidiary was awarded the exclusive 911 emergency ambulance contract for the City of Goodyear, Arizona, on a unanimous vote last night of the Goodyear City Council. The contract formalizes an exclusive arrangement ... read more