Emergency Medical Services Corp., of Greenwood Village, Colo., today announced that its EmCare Inc. subsidiary has acquired Baltimore-based Templeton Readings, LLC., which provides final reads and teleradiology services.

The acquisition, which was completed on Friday, Oct. 17, is expected to generate approximately $20 million in new annual net revenue.

Templeton founder Philip A. Templeton, M.D., will continue in his role as president and will join EmCare as vice president, strategy and development of RadStaffing Management Solutions, an EmCare subsidiary.

EmCare has more than 400 exclusive contracts with hospitals and independent physician groups to provide emergency department, anesthesiology, hospitalist and radiology staffing, management and other administrative services.