EXHIBIT 99.1

                          AMAC AND THE BANK OF NEW YORK
                      EXECUTE A $3 MILLION CREDIT FACILITY

OCEANSIDE,  N.Y.--May 22,  2002--American  Medical Alert Corp.  (Nasdaq:  AMAC -
News) announced today that it has entered into a $3 million credit facility with
The Bank of New York,  which  includes a $1.5  million term loan and a revolving
credit facility that permits maximum borrowing of up to $1.5 million (subject to
a  borrowing   base).   AMAC  intends  to  use  the  funds  to  retire  existing
indebtedness,  consolidate the Company's  facilities,  fund capital expenditures
and for other general operating purposes.

"We are pleased with the  confidence in us expressed by The Bank of New York, an
institution  known for its  expertise in growing,  middle market  companies,  as
evidenced by this commitment" said Howard Siegel president and CEO.

AMAC is a provider of medical response and 24-hour  on-call-monitoring  services
to assist the healthcare  community in providing  at-risk  patients with instant
access to assistance from trained  professionals.  AMAC is vertically integrated
with involvement in all phases of service delivery, including product design and
development,  manufacturing and testing,  field service and 24-hour  monitoring.

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.

Contact:
        American Medical Alert
        Randi Baldwin, 516/536-5850
          or
        Cameron Associates Lester
        Rosenkrantz, 212/245-8800