NEW YORK, August 15, 2018 – Inc. magazine today revealed
that Priority Ambulance is No. 521 on its 37th annual Inc. 5000, the most
prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies.
“In less than five years, Priority Ambulance is the
fastest-growing national private ambulance service and is now the third largest
private ambulance service in the country,” said Priority Ambulance CEO Bryan
Gibson. “This achievement is due to the dedication of our employees and
companies that have joined our family. We are proud to celebrate our
extraordinary progress with this national ranking.”
Priority Ambulance far outpaces any other ambulance service
on the list with 964 percent revenue growth over a three-year period.
Priority Ambulance’s operations in upstate New York, Kunkel
Ambulance in Utica and Trans Am Ambulance in Olean, joined the national family
of companies in 2014 and were the first companies to join the national network.
The company’s growth would place it in the top six fastest-growing companies in
the state of New York outside of New York City.
The list represents a unique look at the most successful
companies within the American economy’s most dynamic segment—its independent
small businesses. Microsoft, Dell, Domino’s Pizza, Pandora, Timberland,
LinkedIn, Yelp, Zillow, and many other well-known names gained their first
national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.
Not only have the companies on the 2018 Inc. 5000 (which are
listed online at Inc.com, with the top 500 companies featured in the September
issue of Inc., available on newsstands August 15) been very competitive within
their markets, but the list as a whole shows staggering growth compared with
prior lists. The 2018 Inc. 5000 achieved an astounding three-year average
growth of 538.2 percent, and a median rate of 171.8 percent. The Inc. 5000’s
aggregate revenue was $206.1 billion in 2017, accounting for 664,095 jobs over
the past three years.
Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company
profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region,
and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000.
“If your company is on the Inc. 5000, it’s unparalleled
recognition of your years of hard work and sacrifice,” says Inc. editor in
chief James Ledbetter. “The lines of business may come and go, or come and
stay. What doesn’t change is the way entrepreneurs create and accelerate the
forces that shape our lives.”
The annual Inc. 5000 event honoring the companies on the
list will be held October 17 to 19, 2018, at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill
Country Resort, in San Antonio, Texas.
Throughout its national service area, Priority Ambulance
serves more than 400,000 patients annually with approximately 2,800 highly
trained paramedics and EMTs staffing a fleet of approximately 500
state-of-the-art vehicles with the latest medical equipment and technology.
Priority Ambulance’s family of companies operates under
trusted local brands providing medical transport options in ten states. The
Priority Ambulance company partners include Shoals Ambulance in Alabama;
Maricopa Ambulance in Arizona; Puckett EMS in Georgia and Southeast Tennessee;
Central EMS in Georgia; National EMS in Georgia; Seals Ambulance in Indiana;
Kunkel Ambulance in Upstate New York; Trans Am Ambulance in western New York
and Northwestern Pennsylvania; Medshore Ambulance in South Carolina; and
Priority Ambulance in East Tennessee. Priority Ambulance also serves Baptist
Memorial Health Care facilities in West Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas
under the Baptist brand.
