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From Single Van, Cooperstown Couple Built Three-County Ambulance Service

From Single Van, Cooperstown Couple Built 3-County Ambulance Service By JIM KEVLIN COOPERSTOWN – It began in a simpler time. “I was in the room when Jim Dow bought the medical coach from Bassett for $1,” recalled Margaret McGown. That was almost four decades ago, and McGown and her husband, Mark Zeek, on Jan. 8, sold what has since grown from the single van into the three-county, 12-ambulance, five-station, 95-employee Cooperstown Medical Transport. “We’ve lived the American Dream,” she repeated…

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Biggest Ambulance Company Acquires Locally Based CMT

Biggest Ambulance Company Acquires Locally Based CMT By JIM KEVLIN COOPERSTOWN – Owners Margaret McGown and Mark Zeek announced the sale of Cooperstown Medical Transport to AMR (American Medical Response), which employs 28,000 emergency medical personnel in 40 states and Washington, D.C. An asset- purchase agreement was signed Tuesday, Jan. 8, and the sale is expected to be complete by the end of March, pending final approval by the Susquehanna Regional EMS Council, covering Chenango County, and the Adirondack/Appalachian EMS…