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In the U.S. alone, it’s estimated that about 90% of hospitals continue to use pagers in their institutions

November 06, 2019

Hospital technology is constantly advancing. Health records are being digitized, telehealth tools are emerging, and equipment is changing in order for procedures to become less invasive.

Hospital Pagers Still Relevant

July 20, 2019

Pagers, at one time both a symbol of status and an annoying distraction, have become passe. In a world with smartphones, virtually no one needs a devices with limited communication functionality - except in healthcare.

1Call Partners with Trusted Service Provider, American Messaging

June 10, 2019

1Call, a division of Amtelco, is pleased to announce their partnership with American Messaging Services, LLC (“American Messaging”), the largest private critical messaging company in the United States. Combining 1Call’s Operator Console with American Messaging’s critical messaging service, will greatly improve critical communications in healthcare areas that are designed to keep other wireless technologies out.

Who Still Uses Pagers?

May 27, 2019

Though they’ve long since been replaced by cell phones, beepers have more uses today than you might realize.

American Messaging Services, LLC Acquires the Paging Assets of Critical Alert Systems, LLC

February 01, 2017

The transaction brings together the paging assets of two of the most respected critical messaging companies in the United States. Together, the companies serve approximately 800,000 critical messaging subscribers providing the most dependable networks and customer service in the critical messaging industry.

Making a Case for Pagers – and Smartphones – in Care Team Coordination

January 14, 2016

Pagers may be on their way out in healthcare, a new JAMA report says, but today's mHealth platforms should combine them with smartphones for a more effective in-hospital communication solution.

American Messaging Services, LLC announced its recently completed the acquisition of five regional paging companies

October 08, 2015

LEWISVILLE, TX – October 8, 2015 - American Messaging Services, LLC, the largest privately held paging and critical messaging company in the United States, today announced it recently completed the acquisition of five regional paging companies.

Cureatr partners with trusted paging service provider, American Messaging

September 15, 2015

New York, NY (September15, 2015) – Cureatr, Inc. today announced a new partnership with American Messaging Services, LLC, making Cureatr’s capabilities for enhanced, real-time care coordination and communication available to healthcare providers that use American Messaging at more than 1,400 hospitals across the country.

Why Are Pagers Still a Thing?

June 12, 2015

I remember, as a tiny 90s child, briefly wanting a pager. I was at the local high school seeing a basketball game with my dad, and the high school girls loitering outside the gym seemed impossibly tall and unattainably cool.

American Messaging Services, LLC is pleased to announce it has acquired the paging assets of Presto Call Paging

April 29, 2015

LEWISVILLE, TX – April 29, 2015 - American Messaging Services, LLC is pleased to announce it has acquired the paging assets of Presto Call Paging located in Wausau, Wisconsin.