Priority Ambulance Names Liz Merritt Director of Investor Relations

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Priority Ambulance (“Priority” or “the Company”) announced today that Liz Merritt has been named Director of Investor Relations. Merritt joined the Priority Ambulance corporate team in 2018 and has previously served the Company as project manager for mergers and acquisitions, as well as communications and marketing manager.

“Liz brings tremendous experience as an investor communications expert within the medical transportation industry,” said Chief Financial Officer Kristi Ponczak. “Having worked in investor relations for most of her EMS career, she is skilled at articulating industry dynamics and trends and has demonstrated a strong ability to communicate our distinct business model and vision to financial stakeholders and the public. We look forward to Liz’s contributions in her new role as we continue to identify opportunities to grow our core EMS business and expand into innovative, adjacent areas across the continuum of care.”

Merritt has worked nearly 20 years in the EMS industry. Before joining Priority Ambulance, she served as senior director of investor relations and corporate communications for Rural/Metro Corporation, where she managed investor relations, public relations and corporate communications strategies and initiatives for the then-publicly traded company. She also worked in the oil and gas industry for several years as vice president of investor relations and corporate communications for Nuverra Environmental Solutions, a NYSE-listed company.

In addition to investor communication strategies that reinforce Priority’s overall business objectives, Merritt supports corporate acquisition activities. She reports directly to the Chief Financial Officer and is based out of the Company’s Scottsdale, Ariz. corporate location.

About Priority Ambulance

Based in Knoxville, Tenn., Priority Ambulance is a privately held medical transportation and healthcare services company. The Company’s core medical transportation division provides emergency and nonemergency ambulance services to municipalities, counties, hospitals, and healthcare facilities in 12 states under a family of local brands. More than 3,500 healthcare service professionals, including paramedics, emergency medical technicians, registered nurses, dispatchers, healthcare billing and technology specialists work together to provide 500,000 patient transports annually.

Priority Ambulance is also an active investor in and partner to StatCall, a comprehensive discharge logistics platform that automates and streamlines medical and non-medical transportation ordering for hospitals and healthcare facilities. StatCall specializes in computer-aided dispatch (CAD) and hospital electronic medical record (EMR) integrations that balance system demands and resource availability.