AMAC reports results of third quarter ended September 30, 1996.

OCEANSIDE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 24, 1996--American Medical Alert Corp., (NASDAQ: AMAC), a leading provider of Personal Emergency Response Systems (PERS), announced record financial results for the third quarter and the nine months ended September 30, 1996.

Continued expansion of AMAC's subscriber base and the commitment to recurring service revenues and increases in product sales contributed to increased earnings for the third quarter. Net earnings for the three months ended September 30, 1996 were $293,720, a 22% increase from $240,300 and earnings per share for the quarter were $.05 vs. $.04 for the same period in 1995. Revenues for the three months ended September 30, 1996 were $1,954,076 an 11% increase from $1,760,021 for the same period in 1995.

Net earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 were $790,979, a 27% increase from $622,619 and earnings per share for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 were $.14 vs. $.11 for the same period in 1995. Revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 were $5,477,092 a 20% increase from $4,553,514 for the same period in 1995.

Howard Siegel, chairman and president of AMAC, said, "The company is well positioned and on track to continue its emergence in the rapidly expanding PERS market place and is pleased with increased revenues and growth. AMAC continues its commitment to provide products that contribute to HELPING PEOPLE LIVE BETTER. Increasing service revenues reflect AMAC's expansion of the company's recurring revenue bases, inclusive of monthly monitoring, leasing, and rental services. The ongoing growth of our recurring revenue base is expected to continue while achieving higher operating margins." Mr. Siegel also noted that, "Management believes that potential opportunities presented by the emerging dominance of the health care market place by managed care organizations will represent significant and dynamic opportunities for the company."

American Medical Alert Corp. is engaged in the manufacturing, marketing and monitoring of Personal Emergency Response Systems (PERS). PERS enables users to transmit a distress signal to a monitoring center by activating a variety of transmitters. The coded signal initiates a two-way voice communication between the subscriber and a trained operator at the Company's monitoring center. The company markets its PERS in the U.S. to health maintenance organizations, state social service agencies, directly to consumers, hospitals, home healthcare providers, ambulance companies and licensed distributors. PERS usage is expanding on a national basis as additional parties have begun to reimburse PERS related expenses. -0-

                American Medical Alert Corporation
           Summary of Consolidated Financial Information
                           (Unaudited)

                    Three Months Ended           Nine Months Ended
                       September 30                 September 30
                   1996           1995           1996          1995

Revenues        $1,954,076     $1,760,021     $5,477,092    $4,553,514
Net income      $  293,720     $  240,300     $  790,979    $  622,619

Earnings per share   $0.05          $0.04          $0.14         $0.11

Weighted average
 number of common
 shares
 outstanding     5,921,582      5,961,037      5,837,120     5,866,058

CONTACT: American Medical Alert Corp.

Catherine A. Nelson, 516/536-5850 (ext. 203)