Aegis Ambulance Service President Joins ABL Organization

Orange, CA — May 29, 2009 — Paul Richart, President of Aegis Ambulance Service, Inc., has joined the Adaptive Business Leaders Organization (ABL). As part of California’s leading vertical-industry Chief Executives’ Organization, ABL Members provide one another with executive leadership coaching through its confidential, professionally-facilitated, peer-CEO Advisory Board Round Tables, executive learning workshops, network of CEO peers, and expert resources.

An independent provider of inter-facility ambulance transportation since 1997, Aegis Ambulance Service provides Basic Life Support (BLS) ambulance services 24-hours-per-day, 7-days-a-week. Each BLS unit is staffed by two licensed Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and stocked with medical supplies and equipment necessary to administer first-aid and basic medical treatment. Aegis provides in-house training to its EMTs, who must be state-certified. Ambulances are dispatched via a sophisticated Computer-Aided Dispatch System and each ambulance is equipped with an advanced two-way radio system to enable immediate communication. Further, Aegis utilizes a global positioning satellite system to track and direct its fleet.

Aegis Ambulance Service meets all regulatory requirements needed to transport patients in its service area. The California Highway Patrol is the licensing agency for ambulance companies.  In some cases, individual municipalities may require additional licensure. Aegis’ accounts receivable department operates a state-of-the-art computerized system for billing and collections. It accepts all major insurances and contracts with several large medical plans.

About the Adaptive Business Leaders (ABL) Organization
ABL supports the needs of its Member CEOs by providing a place for top-level executives to draw on the experience, knowledge and skill sets of their peers in a vertical industry, personal advisory board – “multi-coach approach” – setting.

The core component of the CEO Membership experience is the group Round Table meeting. Members meet once a month for a half-day with a group of peer CEOs, Presidents, COOs and Division General Managers from non-competing companies, all from the same industry (healthcare, technology or life sciences), in a trusted and confidential board room-like setting, which allows ABL Members to tackle topics and enhance their decision making and business performance. Topics include: developing and honing new business strategies and best practices, new lines of business, “A-players” on the management team, and an effective board of directors, as well as understanding trends in new markets, mergers and acquisitions, compensation, and other “hot” topics brought to the Round Tables by the Members themselves.

ABL Members also gather several times a year at workshops and conferences to exchange ideas and connect with other chief executives beyond their own CEO peer groups. In effect, ABL Members serve as one another’s business coaches within the Round Tables and are encouraged to connect and leverage their co-Member peers’ particular skills and expertise for additional leadership coaching, one-on-one, outside of their monthly group meeting. In addition, each Round Table’s facilitator also serves as an objective business advisor, offering executive and industry insights and advice.

 ABL's Chief Executive Leadership Development Round Table program is currently offered in California's Greater Los Angeles, Orange and San Francisco County areas. More information about the ABL Organization can be found at http://www.abl.org .