Tunstall Healthcare Group Acquires AMAC, American Medical Alert Corp
23 December 2011 - 3:00AM
Business Wire
Following the announcement on 22 September 2011, American
Medical Alert Corp (Nasdaq: AMAC), a leading provider of remote
health monitoring and 24/7 communication services that enhance
care, accelerate response times, improve operational effectiveness
and deliver sustainable patient services, is pleased to announce
today the completion of its acquisition by Tunstall Healthcare
Group, a leading telehealth and telecare provider based in the
UK.
Jack Rhian, AMAC CEO commented, “Speaking on behalf of the
management and staff of AMAC, we welcome and embrace the
opportunity to serve as the foundational acquisition serving the
North American territory on behalf of Tunstall. With Tunstall’s
exceptional engineering and manufacturing capabilities
complementing AMAC’s high touch communication and monitoring
competence, AMAC will be uniquely positioned to serve the full
spectrum of healthcare providers with Remote Patient Monitoring
(RPM) devices and services as the US government and medical
providers seek to provide accountable and cost efficient patient
care.”
“We are delighted that AMAC has become part of the Tunstall
Healthcare Group. With this acquisition, Tunstall now has a strong
North American business, including our successful business in
Canada, that will enable us to grow in a market place increasingly
requiring our products and services,” said Gil Baldwin, Group CEO,
Tunstall Healthcare Group. “I want to welcome all the employees and
customers of AMAC to Tunstall and look forward to working together
to continue to promote long-term health and independence and
improve the quality of life for end-users of AMAC’s technology and
services.”
With the acquisition of AMAC, the Tunstall Healthcare Group now
has a turnover of £190M ($300m), employing c.1900 employees across
the world. AMAC will continue to operate under its existing brand,
with a growing emphasis on the provision of healthcare
services.
About Tunstall
Tunstall is a leading provider of telecare/telehealth solutions.
Headquartered in the UK, with operations in more than 30 countries
and employing over 1200 people, Tunstall supports 2.5 million
people around the world. Tunstall's philosophy is simple - to
protect, support and care for people - by providing healthcare
technology and services that enable anyone requiring support and
reassurance, such as older people or those with long term needs, to
lead an independent life with dignity and reassurance.
Tunstall provides complete and fully-integrated telecare and
telehealth solutions for home, assisted living and specialist care
environments, hospital communication systems, associated support
services, response centre software systems and monitoring
services.
More information is available at www.tunstall.co.uk.
About AMAC
AMAC is a healthcare communications company dedicated to the
provision of support services to the healthcare community. AMAC's
product and service portfolio includes Personal Emergency Response
Systems (PERS) and emergency response monitoring, electronic
medication reminder devices, disease management monitoring
appliances and healthcare communication solutions services. AMAC
operates nine US based communication centers under local trade
names: HLINK OnCall, North Shore TAS, Live Message America, ACT
Teleservice, MD OnCall, Capitol Medical Bureau, American
MediConnect, Alpha Message Center and Phone Screen to support the
delivery of high quality, healthcare communications. For more
information, visit www.amac.com.
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