EXHIBIT 23.1

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the  incorporation  by reference in  Registration  Statement  Nos.
33-48385,  33-91806,  333-53029  and  333-70626  on Form  S-8  and  Registration
Statements  Nos.  333-54992 and 333-88192 on Form S-3 of American  Medical Alert
Corp. of our report dated March 10, 2004 appearing in this Annual Report on Form
10-KSB of American Medical Alert Corp. for the year ended December 31, 2003.


/s/ Margolin, Winer & Evens LLP
Margolin, Winer & Evens LLP
Garden City, New York

March 30, 2004