Falck USA

Falck USA
Motto: Always there
Established 2008
Headquarters Bothell, WA
Jurisdiction Private
Employees 4,500
CEO Robert "Boo" Heffner
Website www.us.falck.com

Falck USA is a wholly owned subsidiary of privately held Falck A/S, that provides 24-hour ambulance transport and 9-1-1 response services. Falck USA provides basic life support and Advanced life support services in the United States. Falck entered the US market in 2008[1] by acquiring Alford Safety Services Inc. At that time, Alford Safety Services, Inc. provided six training centers in Louisiana and Texas. Now, Falck Alford is one of the largest providers of offshore and safety training to operators in the Gulf of Mexico.[2]

History

The company was founded by Sophus Falck after he witnessed and volunteered at a fire at the Christiansborg Palace near Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1884. There was no organization in the chaos, which made a big impression on Sophus. This motivated Sophus to create Falck later on in 1906. His mission was to help others and create order in chaos.[3] Today, Falck operates in 44 countries and on 6 continents.[4]

Emergency medical services

In 2010, Falck began offering ambulance service in the US with the acquisitions of private ambulance operations. Falck USA acquired LifeStar Response, American Ambulance and Care Ambulance Service. Having since acquired more US-based ambulance companies, Falck USA now operates more than 1000 ambulances and is one of the largest private providers of emergency medical services in the United States.[5]

Falck funds its acquisitions and capital expenditures out of its own operating cash flows. The majority of the company is owned by two Nordic-based nonprofit foundations: Lundbeck, a global pharmecutical company,[6] and the KIRKBI Group, a 75% holder of The Lego Group [7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.falck.com/us_emergency/pages/corporateprofile.aspx
  2. ↑ http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20081101/ARTICLES/811030280#
  3. ↑ http://www.falck.com/en/heritage/
  4. ↑ http://www.falck.com/en/company/
  5. ↑ http://www.jems.com/article/ems-insider/ambulance-companies-change-han
  6. ↑ http://www.lundbeck.com/global/about-us/facts-and-background
  7. ↑ http://aboutus.lego.com/en-us/news-room/2012/february/pmp

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