8-K

UNITED STATES

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): July 19, 2010

American Medical Alert Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New York	333-54992	11-2571221
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer 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)

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On July 19, 2010, American Medical Alert Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has approved the payment of a special cash dividend of $0.10 (ten cents) per common share.  The dividend will be paid on or about October 1, 2010 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on September 13, 2010.  The text of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

99.1 Press release of American Medical Alert Corp., issued on July 19, 2010

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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:     July 19, 2010

AMERICAN MEDICAL ALERT CORP.
By:	/s/ Jack Rhian
	Name: Jack Rhian
	Title:  President and Chief Executive Officer

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

AMERICAN MEDICAL ALERT CORP. ANNOUNCES

SECOND SPECIAL CASH DIVIDEND

OCEANSIDE, New York. – July 19, 2010 – American Medical Alert Corp. (NASDAQ: AMAC) a healthcare communications solutions provider, today announced that its Board of Directors has approved the payment of a special cash dividend of $0.10 (ten cents) per common share.  The dividend will be paid on or about October 1, 2010 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on September 13, 2010.

Jack Rhian, AMAC’s President and CEO stated: “We are pleased that, for the second time, we are able to issue a special cash dividend to shareholders. AMAC’s strong cash flow and solid balance sheet provide us the financial flexibility to return significant cash to our shareholders while also providing the capacity to fuel our multi-pronged growth initiatives. We remain confident in the strength of the Company and are committed to increasing shareholder value through execution of our strategic objectives. Additionally, with the anticipated trend of continued strong cash flow generation, management and the Board of Directors intend to evaluate the option of adopting a recurring cash dividend program in the future.”

About American Medical Alert Corp.

AMAC is a healthcare communications company dedicated to the provision of support services to the healthcare community. AMAC's product and service portfolio includes Personal Emergency Response Systems (PERS) and emergency response monitoring, electronic medication reminder devices, disease management monitoring appliances and healthcare communication solutions services. AMAC operates eight US based communication centers under local trade names: HLINK OnCall, North Shore TAS, Live Message America, ACT Teleservice, MD OnCall, Capitol Medical Bureau, American MediConnect and Phone Screen to support the delivery of high quality, healthcare communications.

Forward Looking Statements

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-K, the Company's Quarterly Reports on Forms 10-Q, and other filings and releases.  These include risks and uncertainties relating to competition, government regulation, technological changes and product liability risks.  The Company does not undertake any obligation to update these forward-looking statements for events occurring after the date of this press release.

Randi Baldwin

Senior Vice President,  Marketing

American Medical Alert Corp.

(516) 536-5850

randi.baldwin@amac.com