SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 13, 2004



                          American Medical Alert Corp.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           New York                      333-54992                11-2571221
(State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission File Number)      (IRS Employer
        incorporation)                                       Identification No.)



   3265 Lawson Boulevard, Oceanside, New York                       11572
    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                     (Zip Code)



       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (516) 536-5850



                                 Not Applicable
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)



Item 5.  Other Events

     On April 13, 2004,  American  Medical Alert Corp., a New York  corporation,
issued the following  press release  announcing the acquisition of the operating
assets of AlphaCONNECT, Inc.:



Contact:

Randi Baldwin                                   Lester Rosenkrantz
Vice President Communications & Marketing       Al Palombo
American Medical Alert Corporation              Investor Relations
(516) 536-5850                                  Cameron Associates
                                                (212) 245-8800


           AMERICAN MEDICAL ALERT CORPORATION ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF
            NEW JERSEY BASED ALPHACONNECT TELEPHONE ANSWERING SERVICE

AMAC Continues  Drive for Growth with  Synergistic  Acquisition for Live Message
America Subsidiary


OCEANSIDE,  New York.  - April 13,  2004 - American  Medical  Alert  Corporation
(NASDAQ:   AMAC)  a  healthcare   communication  company,  today  announced  the
acquisition of the operating  assets of  AlphaCONNECT,  Inc. by its Live Message
America subsidiary. AlphaCONNECT is a privately held telephone answering service
(TAS)  specializing  in the provision of services to hospitals and medical group
practices. AlphaCONNECT's service area includes Northern and Southern New Jersey
and  Philadelphia,  thereby  extending the customer base and geographic scope of
AMAC's Live Message America subsidiary.

Howard M. Siegel,  Chief  Executive  Officer and  President of AMAC,  commented,
"Today's   announcement  is  in  keeping  with  our  goal  of  making  strategic
acquisitions  designed to augment the  diversification  of our revenue  streams.
AlphaCONNECT's  customer base coupled with AMAC's scalable  infrastructure  will
result in a meaningful  expansion of our TAS  business.  We will  integrate  the
AlphaCONNECT  organization  into our Audubon New Jersey  location,  operating on
AMAC's  new  platform  and   continue  to  maximize   efficiencies   within  our
organization."

Commenting on the transaction, Stephen Alexopoulos, AlphaCONNECT's President and
founder,  stated,  "We welcome the  opportunity to become a contributing  player
within the AMAC organization.  With the improved suite of products and increased
capacity now available under the AMAC banner,  we can offer a diversified  level
of quality  services to existing  clients  while  expanding our target market to
groups not previously  within our reach.  This is an excellent  opportunity  for
both our companies and we look forward to  maintaining  positive  momentum going
forward."


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About AlphaCONNECT
AlphaCONNECT  is an  independent,  owner operated  telephone  answering  service
situated in suburban New Jersey.  The company's primary product is high quality,
live operator telephone  answering service  incorporating  systems which permits
the company to respond  specifically to the unique telephone  answering and call
out requirements of each of its customers.

About American Medical Alert Corp.
AMAC is a  national  provider  of  remote  health  monitoring  devices  and 24/7
communication  services  designed  to promote  early  medical  intervention  and
improve quality of life for senior,  disabled and  chronically ill  populations.
AMAC's product and service offerings include Personal Emergency Response Systems
(PERS),  electronic  medication reminder devices,  disease management monitoring
appliances  and 24/7 medical  on-call and emergency  response  monitoring.  AMAC
operates  several National  Medical On-Call and  Communication  Centers allowing
access to trained response professionals 24/7.

This press release contains forward-looking  statements that involve a number of
risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use
of  forward-looking  terminology  such as "may,"  "will,"  "expect,"  "believe,"
"estimate,"  "anticipate,"  "continue,"  or similar  terms,  variations of those
terms or the negative of those terms.  Important factors that could cause actual
results  to differ  materially  from  those  indicated  by such  forward-looking
statements  are set  forth in the  Company's  filings  with the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission (SEC), including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB,
the Company's Quarterly Reports on Forms 10-QSB, and other filings and releases.
These include  uncertainties  relating to government  regulation,  technological
changes, our expansion plans and product liability risks.

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                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date:    April 13, 2004

                                  AMERICAN MEDICAL ALERT CORP.



                                  By: /s/ Jack Rhian
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                           Name:  Jack Rhian
                                           Title: Executive Vice President