Newman’s Ambulance

What Newman’s Ambulance does

Newman's Ambulance (legal entity Newman's Medical Services, Inc.) is a family-owned pre-hospital healthcare services provider headquartered at 3500 Cottage Hill Rd in Mobile, Alabama. Founded in 1939 by 'Papa' Jack Newman and his wife Virginia with two vehicles, the company today operates a fleet of more than 20 emergency vehicles and a team of 51–100 employees delivering emergent transport, non-emergent medical transport, wheelchair transport, critical care transport (ALS), event medical standby, and mortuary transport services. The company serves Mobile County and surrounding Alabama counties (Baldwin, Washington, Clarke), and participates in the Mobile Fire Rescue Department 911 rotation while maintaining direct scheduling relationships with hospitals, nursing homes, medical facilities, funeral homes, and the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences (ADFS).

The service portfolio is built around a mix of Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Life Support (ALS) capabilities, with the distinction of having placed the first ALS unit on the road in the Mobile area in 1981. Operational technology is limited in scope: AngelTrack is used by EMTs, advanced EMTs, and paramedics to complete run reports, and the fleet is equipped with oxygen tanks and standard advanced emergency medical equipment. The company has no mobile application, no public API, no documented AI or machine learning capabilities, and no disclosed patents; its competitive differentiation rests on operational depth and brand rather than proprietary technology.

Newman's generates revenue primarily through transaction fees from medical transports billed to insurance providers, Medicare, and Medicaid, supplemented by professional services fees from event standbys (high school and college football, concerts, community events) and mortuary transport. Non-emergency and non-covered transports are billed directly to patients with payment arrangements available. Go-to-market is sales-led and operationally driven: emergency volume flows through the Mobile Fire Rescue Department rotation; non-emergency volume is captured via phone scheduling and direct relationships with healthcare facilities; event and mortuary work is contracted directly with organizers and funeral homes. The customer base is distributed across healthcare providers, government, event organizers, and individual patients, with multi-generational Newman family ownership and no external institutional capital involvement.

Name

Newman’s Ambulance

Legal name

Newman's Medical Services, Inc.

Website

https://newmansmed.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1939

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Newman's Ambulance is a family-owned pre-hospital medical transport provider in Mobile, Alabama, operating a 20-plus-vehicle fleet delivering emergent, non-emergent, critical care, wheelchair, event standby, and mortuary transport across Mobile County and surrounding Alabama counties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Transportation Services

NAICS

Ambulance Services (62191), Ambulance Services (621910), Special Needs Transportation (485991)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Private EMS Providers (Contract/Interfacility) (HLAFANAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Critical Care Transport (CCT) & Specialty Transport Teams (HLAFANAE), 911/Public EMS Agencies (Municipal/County/Fire-Based) (HLAFANAA), Ambulance Fleet, Equipment & Logistics Services (HLAFANAN), Medical / Assisted Transport (Non-Emergency) (THADAEAJ), Emergency Medical Services (EMS) & Ambulance Services (BPAIAGAC)

Keywords

• Medical transportation
• Emergency medical services
• Ambulance services
• Patient transport
• Pre-hospital healthcare

Headquarters

HQ city

Mobile

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Emergency Transport Services: Emergency medical transportation billed through insurance claims and government healthcare programs. Services include emergent transport, critical care transport, and participation in 911 rotations.
2. Non-Emergent Medical Transportation: Non-emergency patient transports, wheelchair transport, and scheduled medical appointments. Billed through insurance or directly to patients with payment arrangements available.
3. Event Standby Services: Medical standby services provided at local high school and college football games, concerts, and other events throughout the Mobile area.
4. Mortuary Transport: Transportation of human remains to funeral homes and medical facilities, working with ADFS and various funeral homes.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Newman's Ambulance is a family-owned pre-hospital healthcare provider that delivers emergent and non-emergent medical transportation across Mobile County and surrounding counties in Alabama. Its core services include critical care transport, emergent transport, non-emergent transport, wheelchair transport, event medical standby, and mortuary transport, supported by a fleet of more than 20 advanced and basic life support vehicles and 24/7/365 dispatch.

Product overview

Newman's Ambulance operates as a unified pre-hospital healthcare services provider offering five integrated transportation services: Emergent Transport for emergency response, Critical Care Transport for advanced life support, Non-Emergent Transport for scheduled medical transports, Wheelchair Transport for mobility-impaired patients, and Event Standbys for public gatherings. The company serves Mobile and surrounding counties in Alabama as the oldest privately owned ambulance company in the state, operating a fleet of more than 20 emergency vehicles. Founded in 1939, the company provides both Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Life Support (ALS) care levels, with the distinction of being Alabama's only locally owned ambulance service in Mobile.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• AflacminorOthersNewman's has partnered with Aflac to offer supplemental benefits to employees as part of their comprehensive benefits package including supplemental and life benefits.
• PrincipalminorOthersPartnership with Principal for supplemental life benefits as part of employee benefits offerings.
• ADFS (Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNewman's provides mortuary transport services in coordination with ADFS, handling remains transport to various funeral homes. Drivers must be familiar with processes and procedures of ADFS.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• American Medical Response (AMR): Largest private ambulance and EMS provider in the United States, offering911, interfacility and critical care transport across multiple states. Directly comparable to Newman's as a private EMS operator serving hospitals, municipalities and patients with ALS/BLS fleets.
• Falck USA: U.S. arm of global emergency medical and patient transport provider Falck. Competes directly with Newman's in private911 and interfacility ambulance services, particularly in markets where municipalities outsource EMS.
• Sunstar Paramedics: Florida-based private EMS provider delivering 911 response, interfacility transport and special-event coverage. Comparable to Newman's as a regional private EMS operator with diversified service lines including event standbys.
• Lifeguard Ambulance Service: Alabama-based private ambulance provider offering ALS/BLS 911 and interfacility transport across the state. Directly comparable to Newman's given overlapping Alabama service territory and similar mix of municipal contracts and hospital partnerships.
• Priority Ambulance: Privately held EMS company operating across multiple U.S. states with 911 contracts, interfacility and critical care transport. Directly comparable as a growth-oriented private EMS peer with a multi-state acquisition strategy that could eventually pressure regional incumbents like Newman's.
• Acadian Ambulance Service: Family-founded, employee-owned private ambulance and air medical company headquartered in Louisiana with deep Gulf Coast/Southern U.S. presence. Closely mirrors Newman's model as a multi-generational, multi-service private EMS operator in the Southeast.
• Puckett EMS: Privately held ambulance service providing 911 and interfacility transport across the Southeast, including Georgia and Alabama. Comparable to Newman's in regional footprint, service mix and reliance on municipal contracts and hospital partnerships.
• MedicOne Medical Response: Privately owned ambulance company operating in the U.S. South with 911, critical care, and interfacility services. Comparable to Newman's in business model, geography and reliance on ALS/BLS units across multi-county service areas.

Broad incumbents

• Medstar Mobile Healthcare: Large regional911 EMS provider serving the Fort Worth, Texas metroplex with ALS/BLS response, interfacility and mobile healthcare programs. Comparable to Newman's in service scope, though structured as a public-established authority rather than a privately owned operator.

Emerging players

• Lyft Healthcare (Non-Emergency Medical Transport): Tech-enabled non-emergency medical transportation platform serving hospitals, health plans and patients. Represents the emerging digital-NEMT peer that competes for the scheduled, lower-acuity wheelchair and non-emergent transport volume that Newman's also serves.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/newmansambulance
• Instagraminstagram.com/newmansambulance
• Xx.com/newmansambulan1
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/newmans-medical-services-inc.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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