Premier Medical Transportation, Inc.

What Premier Medical Transportation, Inc. does

Premier Medical Transportation, Inc. (PMT Premier) is a private, California-based non-emergent medical transportation provider founded in June 2000 and headquartered in southern California. The company operates a four-tier service portfolio spanning Gurney Transport (stretcher van service), Basic Life Support (BLS) ambulance transport staffed by EMTs, Advanced Life Support (ALS) ambulance transport staffed by paramedics, and Critical Care (CCT) ambulance transport staffed by Critical Care Registered Nurses. Its fleet is equipped with fixtures that exceed local, state, and Title 22 requirements, and the company holds CAAS accreditation, the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services' gold-standard designation for ambulance services.

The company serves three principal customer segments: hospitals and healthcare facilities requiring patient transport for non-emergent cases, individual patients and families needing mobility-assisted transport to appointments, discharges, or medical events, and hospice groups requiring specialized transport for end-of-life care patients. PMT generates revenue on a per-transaction basis, with billing supported by insurance reimbursement (via a Certificate of Medical Necessity form), direct patient pay, and hospice group billing arrangements. Distribution combines a self-serve online booking portal on pmtpremier.com, direct phone booking, and direct enterprise relationships with regional healthcare facilities and hospice organizations.

The business operates with 11-50 employees, has been continuously operating for over two decades, and concentrates its service area in southern California, with explicit BLS coverage in Riverside County. The founding team is described as bringing more than 75 years of combined healthcare and medical transportation experience. No funding rounds, M&A activity, or institutional investor involvement is disclosed in available materials, indicating PMT has historically operated as a self-funded independent operator.

Name

Premier Medical Transportation, Inc.

Legal name

Premier Medical Transportation, INC

Website

https://pmtpremier.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Premier Medical Transportation is a private, California-based non-emergent medical transportation provider founded in 2000, offering Gurney, BLS, ALS, and CCT transport services to hospitals, patients, and hospice groups across southern California.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-Emergent Medical Transportation Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Critical Care Transport (CCT) & Specialty Transport Teams (HLAFANAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) & Wheelchair/Stretcher Transport (HLAFANAJ), Interfacility Transport (IFT) & Patient Transfer Services (HLAFANAF), Facility-Based Patient Transport (Hospitals, SNFs, Dialysis Centers) (TLAFAKAG)

Keywords

• Non-emergent medical transport
• Ambulance transport services
• Basic life support transport
• Patient transport services
• Medical transportation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Southern California

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Medical Transportation Services: PMT generates revenue through providing medical transportation services including gurney transport, BLS, ALS, and CCT ambulance services. Payment options include patient pay, insurance billing, and hospice group arrangements. The company bills through insurance and processes Certificate of Medical Necessity forms for insurance claims.
2. Non-Emergent Medical Transportation: Core revenue stream from non-emergent medical transportation services for patients requiring transport to medical appointments, discharges, and events. Services are billed per transport based on service level and distance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Premier Medical Transportation provides non-emergent medical transportation services in southern California using a tiered portfolio: Gurney Transport for stretcher van service, Basic Life Support (BLS) ambulance transport staffed by EMTs, Advanced Life Support (ALS) ambulance transport staffed by Paramedics, and Critical Care Transport (CCT) staffed by Critical Care RNs. The company serves healthcare facilities, hospitals, hospice groups, and individual patients needing transport for medical appointments, discharges, and medical events, with BLS service coverage in Riverside County.

Product overview

Premier Medical Transportation offers a tiered portfolio of non-emergent medical transportation services. The core offerings include Gurney Transport for basic stretcher van service, Basic Life Support (BLS) Transport with EMTs, Advanced Life Support (ALS) Transport with Paramedics, and Critical Care (CCT) Transport with Critical Care RNs. The services progress from lower-acuity non-emergent transport to higher-acuity ambulance services requiring increasingly specialized medical personnel.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gurney Transport Specialized non-emergent medical transportation service using gurney vans, with drivers providing care from patient pickup through to destination. Designed for patients who need stretcher transport but do not require ambulance-level medical support.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Transport Ambulance transport service staffed with skilled EMTs for basic life support assistance. Includes emergency room transports. Available within Riverside County.
• Advanced Life Support (ALS) Transport Ambulance transport service staffed with Paramedics for higher-level patient care and treatment before and/or during transport. Suitable for patients requiring more advanced medical interventions.
• Critical Care (CCT) Transport Ambulance transport service staffed with a Critical Care Registered Nurse for monitoring and treatment of patients requiring intensive care during transport. The highest-acuity service in PMT's portfolio.

Segments3 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

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Falck USA: US subsidiary of global medical transportation group Falck, providing ambulance and NEMT services across multiple states. Broad incumbent operating in California with overlapping BLS/ALS/CCT capability to PMT.
• American Medical Response (AMR): Largest US private ambulance operator providing 911, BLS, ALS, CCT, and NEMT services nationwide. Broad incumbent that competes with PMT for SoCal facility contracts and sets local market pricing/reimbursement dynamics.

Others

• Modivcare (NEMT brokerage): Large NEMT broker and Medicaid managed-care transportation manager that contracts with ambulance operators like PMT to fulfill member rides. Not a direct competitor but a key channel/referral partner that shapes PMT's volume and pricing.

Direct peers

• Care Ambulance Service: Southern California ambulance/NEMT operator offering BLS, ALS, CCT and gurney transport. Notably, PMT's careers portal is hosted under the 'Care Medical Transportation, Inc.' / careambulance.com brand, suggesting an ownership or operational affiliation; even as separate entities, they are direct regional peers serving the same SoCal facility and patient base.
• Royal Ambulance: Bay Area-based private ambulance/NEMT provider serving hospitals, facilities, and patients with BLS/ALS and gurney transport. Direct peer in California with a similar non-emergent medical transport model and healthcare-facility customer base.
• Schaefer Ambulance Service: Los Angeles-based private ambulance service offering BLS, ALS, CCT, and NEMT across Southern California. Closest geographic and service-mix peer to PMT, including hospital interfacility and 911 response work.
• Medic Ambulance Service: California-based ambulance and NEMT provider serving Northern/Central California with BLS, ALS, CCT, and wheelchair transport. Comparable private, multi-tier medical transport operator in the same state market with similar service mix to PMT.
• Pro Transport-1: Emeryville, CA-based NEMT and ambulance provider offering gurney, BLS, ALS, and wheelchair transport to hospitals, SNFs, and patients. Directly comparable private operator competing for similar Southern/Northern California facility contracts.

Emerging players

• AmeriPro Ambulance: Fast-growing private ambulance and NEMT operator expanding into multiple states via acquisitions. Emerging player with overlapping BLS/ALS/NEMT capability and acquisitive strategy that could affect PMT's competitive position or partnership options in SoCal.

Regional players

• MedStar Medical Transport: Texas-based regional ambulance and NEMT provider offering BLS, ALS, CCT, and wheelchair transport. Comparable service mix to PMT in a different geography; useful comp for staffing, fleet, and reimbursement economics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/premier_medical_transportation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/premier-medical-transportation

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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