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trust, accountability and respect for all. “I
tell staff this is not my company, this is your
company... I’m just here to help you run it,”
says Ott.
ADVANCING AMERICARE
Ott anticipates further growth for Ameri-
Care, something he isn’t opposed to as long as
it done correctly, and cautiously, not growth
for the mere sake of growth, but in measures
and moves consistent with market demand
and AmeriCare’s ability to fulfill service ex-
pectations congruent with the quality that
has defined the enterprise. Ott says he isn’t
opposed to a franchise system in some dis-
tant future, but for now, he feels AmeriCare
will penetrate further into markets in North-
ern Indiana as well as Cincinnati area of
Ohio. He also says future opportunities will
emerge from inter-facility transports, essen-
tially, when patients of one hospital need to
be transported to specialists at another hos-
pital. As hospitals are increasingly beginning
to focus on specialized care, Ott says there is
opportunity for companies like AmeriCare
to respond to transport
needs. At the time of
this writing, AmeriCare
was among a handful
of companies compet-
ing to secure a contract
for such service with
IU Health Methodist
Hospital, regarded not
only as one of the larg-
est hospitals in Indiana,
but respected as one of the best hospitals in
America.
While the outcome of those negotiations
are yet undecided, the fact remains that
AmeriCare’s service has annually grown for
the last ten consecutive years and Ott antici-
pates that trend will continue. He says, “As
long as we keep doing the right thing, we feel
that we’ll continue to be blessed.”
