Pediatrix Acquires Akron Neonatal Group Practice
October 20 2008 - 6:00AM
Business Wire
Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc., (NYSE: PDX) has completed the
acquisition of Akron Neonatology, Inc., a physician group practice
that provides approximately 25,000 annual patient days of care at
hospital-based neonatal intensive care units (NICU) located
throughout the Akron, Ohio, metropolitan area. Akron Neonatology
consists of eight physicians who staff three NICUs, including Akron
Children�s Hospital, a Level III NICU that serves as the neonatal
referral center for hospitals throughout northeast Ohio, Akron
General Medical Center and Akron City Hospital. �Akron Children's
Hospital, as a strong and proud organization dedicated to the
highest quality and performance, is thrilled to associate with
another strong and quality centered organization like Pediatrix
Medical Group,� said William H. Considine, Chief Executive Officer
of Akron Children�s Hospital. �Together, Akron Children's and
Pediatrix will work to continuously enhance the quality of care
delivered to newborns in Northeast Ohio.� The group expects that as
part of Pediatrix�s national group practice it will continue to
develop clinical quality programs by expanding its ongoing
collaborative model. �We�re looking forward to participating as
part of a much larger neonatal community to make clinical,
operational and organizational improvements in the delivery of
neonatal services,� said Anand D. Kantak, M.D., who was President
of Akron Neonatology and will serve as Pediatrix�s Medical Director
in Akron. �We hope to be able to work with other neonatologists
within Pediatrix�s network to identify and to meld best practices
to improve on our evidence-based care model for our patients.�
Pediatrix paid cash for Akron Neonatology, and the practice is
expected to contribute to the Company�s earnings immediately.
Additional terms of the transaction were not disclosed. 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. Additional information is available at
www.pediatrix.com. Certain statements and information in this press
release may be deemed to be �forward-looking statements� within the
meaning of the Federal Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
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