Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. (NYSE: PDX) has introduced additional
physician subspecialty services in the Tampa Bay area with the
acquisition of Florida Perinatal Associates, a maternal-fetal medicine
group practice.
The seven physicians, who practice along with more than 27 clinical and
administrative staff members, provide patient care at offices in Tampa,
Clearwater and Sarasota, on Florida’s West Coast, and in Brevard County
on Florida’s East Coast.
“We’re excited about moving forward as part of Pediatrix to respond to
increasing demand for maternal-fetal services throughout Tampa Bay, as
well as to surrounding areas throughout west and central Florida,” said
Jeffrey Angel, M.D., who founded Florida Perinatal Associates in 1992
and will serve as the practice medical director. “We’ll be able to work
with Pediatrix’s pediatric cardiology and neonatal subspecialists to
provide a continuum of care model that should improve fetal and newborn
health for patients in the communities we serve.”
Pediatrix’s national group practice already includes neonatal and
pediatric cardiology physician subspecialists practicing in the Tampa
Bay area.
Pediatrix paid cash for the practice, which is expected to contribute to
the Company’s results immediately.
During 2008, Pediatrix has completed 13 physician group practice
acquisitions including four neonatal, four maternal-fetal, three
pediatric cardiology and two anesthesia group practices.
About Pediatrix
Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. is the nation’s leading provider of
neonatal, maternal-fetal and pediatric physician subspecialty services
and recently expanded to include anesthesiology services. Pediatrix
physicians and advanced practitioners are reshaping the delivery of care
within the maternal-fetal, neonatal intensive care and pediatric
cardiology subspecialties, using evidence-based tools, continuous
quality initiatives and clinical research to enhance patient outcomes
and provide high-quality, cost-effective care. Founded in 1979, its
neonatal physicians provide services at more than 250 neonatal intensive
care units, and in many markets they collaborate with affiliated
maternal-fetal medicine, pediatric cardiology physician subspecialists
and pediatric intensivists to provide a clinical care continuum.
Combined, Pediatrix and its affiliated professional corporations employ
more than 1,200 physicians in 32 states and Puerto Rico. Pediatrix is
also the nation’s largest provider of newborn hearing screens.
