LifeCare Medical Services began operation in
1989 as a private ambulance company serving the Mansfield Ohio area as an emergency and non-emergency provider of
patient care and transportation. Several years later LifeCare opened a
substation in Mt.
Vernon, Ohio with two ambulances to primarily serve the local
hospital and nursing facilities.
In October 1999
LifeCare Medical Services was purchased by James Caplinger.
In
September 2000 LifeCare expanded to Columbus with the Central Ohio Division.
In September of 2001 LifeCare opened it's Northeast Ohio Division with locations now serving
Akron, Medina, Stow, and Canton. All administrative, billing, and dispatch
functions were moved to Uniontown, Ohio in May of 2001.
LifeCare opened a Southwest Ohio Division in October of 2002
including stations in Springdale and Hamilton.
Today, LifeCare Medical Services employs
over 200 field and administrative support members and
operates a fleet of vehicles from satellite locations in southwest, central, and
northeast Ohio.
LifeCare Medical Services prides itself on
providing excellent patient care and customer service through a team of
dedicated, compassionate, caring and knowledgeable professionals.
