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Mercy Ambulance Service
1952 - 1994
Grand Rapids, MI
Founder: Ronald Brady
Acquired by MedTrans 2-10-1994
Founded by Ronald Brady in 1952 in Grand Rapids MI. Ron Brady's son Scott became a paramedic and eventually the President and CEO of Mercy.
Mr. Brady had a reputation of always providing the most advanced vehicles and equipment. In 1974 Mercy purchased one of the first Modular Units in the US.
In the late 1960's Mercy operated out of a converted Gas Station. In 1990 Mercy moved from the Gas Station to a modern Facility still in use by AMR in Grand Rapids.
Mercy's competitors were Buds Ambulance in the 1960's and 1970s. Buds went out of business several times before finally closing their doors for good in 1984. In 1981 a new competitor surfaced, Life EMS.
Mercy operated in Grand Rapids, Fennville, Plainwell, and Holland MI; Richmond, Alexandria, and Virginia Beach VA; Reno NV; Fort Wayne IN.
Mercy continued expansion purchasing Alexander Ambulance in Evansville IN in 1993 before being purchased by MedTrans in 1994.
In 1997 MedTrans purchased AMR and adopted AMR Name. In 2005 Evansville operation extended to Lexington KY. In 2009 AMR Evansville 911 contract renewed dropping the subsidy and including exclusivity within the city limits.
Mercy Ambulance Service
1952 - 1994
Grand Rapids, MI
Founder: Ronald Brady
Acquired by MedTrans 2-10-1994
Founded by Ronald Brady in 1952 in Grand Rapids MI. Ron Brady's son Scott became a paramedic and eventually the President and CEO of Mercy.
Mr. Brady had a reputation of always providing the most advanced vehicles and equipment. In 1974 Mercy purchased one of the first Modular Units in the US.
In the late 1960's Mercy operated out of a converted Gas Station. In 1990 Mercy moved from the Gas Station to a modern Facility still in use by AMR in Grand Rapids.
Mercy's competitors were Buds Ambulance in the 1960's and 1970s. Buds went out of business several times before finally closing their doors for good in 1984. In 1981 a new competitor surfaced, Life EMS.
Mercy operated in Grand Rapids, Fennville, Plainwell, and Holland MI; Richmond, Alexandria, and Virginia Beach VA; Reno NV; Fort Wayne IN.
Mercy continued expansion purchasing Alexander Ambulance in Evansville IN in 1993 before being purchased by MedTrans in 1994.
In 1997 MedTrans purchased AMR and adopted AMR Name. In 2005 Evansville operation extended to Lexington KY. In 2009 AMR Evansville 911 contract renewed dropping the subsidy and including exclusivity within the city limits.
Contributed by Lee Turpen
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