Ambulance Services

SIC 4119 | NAICS 621910

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Industry Analysis, Trends, Statistics, and Forecasts

IBISWorld

Ambulance Services (view report)
Air Ambulance Services (view report)

Comprehensive industry research reports provide in-depth industry analysis and five-year forecasts, with special focus on the underlying structure and external forces and relationships that affect industries and their performance. Topics addressed in the reports include:

Market size, product segments, and major markets
Key industry trends, statistics, and financial ratios
Operating conditions and current performance
Competitive landscape and environment
Major company profiles and market shares
Five-year outlook and growth forecasts

Sample report and selected data including market size based on revenue, five-year average growth rate, number of businesses, and total employment are available free online.

PenWell Corporation
Journal of Emergency Medical Services
https://www.jems.com/
Monthly trade journal features news and information for emergency medical services professionals, with topics covered including patient care, health and safety, vehicle operations, training, and technology, and special features including the "JEMS 200 City Survey" (February issue) and the "JEMS Salary & Workplace Survey" (October issue). Selected articles from current and prior issues of the magazine are available online.

PenWell Corporation
JEMS 200 City Survey
https://www.jems.com/
Annual survey of emergency medical services in the 200 most populous cities in the U.S. covers a variety of topics including deployment and staffing, transportation unit information, management structure, physician oversight, community involvement, clinical care and transport, cost of transport, and impact of budgetary constraints on operations and working conditions. Current and prior surveys are available free online.

Association of Air Medical Services
Fact Sheet and FAQs / Air Med 101
https://aams.org/
Introductory sections provide an overview of the air ambulance industry, with topics covered in these sections including number of rotor wing and fixed wing aircraft transports per year, types of aircraft used for MedEvac transport, mission profiles, patient conditions most often associated with MedEvac transport, medical team configuration, accrediting organizations, and accreditation process. All information is available free online.

BizMiner
Market Analysis
https://www.bizminer.com

Market analysis report provides industry statistics for a user-defined area on a national, state, county, metro area, or zip code level, with data provided including number of companies, market volume and sales trends, average company sales, sales per employee, staffing and employment trends, average employee wage, and business start up activity and failure rates. Sample report can be viewed online.

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Financial Statements and Financial Ratios

BizMiner

Industry Financial Ratios
Ambulance Services
https://www.bizminer.com Search for "621910"

Five-year financial statement analysis includes income statements, balance sheets, and key financial ratios, with data available by sales size range on a national, state, and metro area level including:

Income and expenses in dollars and percentages
Balance sheets in dollars and percentages
Profitability and return on investment ratios
Liquidity and working capital ratios
Asset turnover and efficiency ratios
Capital structure and debt service ratios

Sample national and metropolitan area reports are available free online.

IBISWorld
Ambulance Services
(see links for individual reports)

Financial benchmarking section of this report provides an analysis of industry income and expenses as a percentage of revenue by major category (e.g., purchases, wages, depreciation, marketing, rent, utilities, other costs, and earnings before interest and taxes) for the most recent year and line graphs indicating trends for each category over the past five years. Sample report can be viewed free online.

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Compensation and Salary Surveys

Journal of Emergency Medical Services
JEMS Salary & Workplace Survey
https://www.jems.com/
Annual survey includes compensation data for field, administrative, and management positions (e.g., EMT, field supervisor, dispatcher, billing personnel, operations manager, and executive director) categorized by call volume and geographical region, with statistical measures for compensation data including median, minimum, maximum, and upper/lower quartiles and deciles. Current and prior year surveys can be viewed free online.

Air Medical Journal
Critical Care Transport Workplace and Salary Survey
https://www.airmedicaljournal.com/ Search for above title
Annual salary survey provides compensation data for critical care transport personnel (e.g., EMT, registered nurse, medical dispatcher, frontline supervisor, operations manager, clinical manager, and executive director) on a national and regional basis, with statistical measures for compensation data including median, minimum, maximum, and upper/lower quartiles and deciles. Current and prior year surveys can be viewed free online.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Outlook Handbook - Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics
https://www.bls.gov/EMTs-and-paramedics.htm

Information provided for emergency medical services personnel included in this occupational category (e.g., EMT, EMT-Basic, Advanced EMT, and paramedic) includes a description of the nature of the work and the work environment, number and types of jobs, education and training requirements, wages and earnings, employment outlook, and sources for additional information. All information is available free online.

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