AmSurg’s Physician Services Division – Sheridan – Acquires North Florida Anesthesia Consultants, Inc.
April 04 2016 - 4:05PM
Business Wire
Sheridan, the Physician Services division of AmSurg Corp.
(NASDAQ: AMSG), has further expanded its anesthesiology services
business through the acquisition of North Florida Anesthesia
Consultants, Inc. The group is comprised of over 70 physicians,
certified registered nurse anesthetists and anesthesiologist
assistants, who provide services to 18 facilities in Florida. The
group delivers both inpatient and outpatient anesthesia services,
predominantly at Ascension Health’s St. Vincent’s hospitals and
Hospital Corporation of America’s surgery centers in Jacksonville,
among other facilities. The acquisition serves to establish
Physician Services’ presence in Jacksonville and the greater
northeast Florida market.
Dr. Kevin Donovan, CEO and President of North Florida Anesthesia
Consultants, commented, “For more than 25 years, North Florida
Anesthesia Consultants has provided excellent care to the patients
of northeast Florida. We have conducted a multi-year process to
choose a strategic partner to help meet the challenges of a
changing U.S. healthcare market. After a thorough search, we
selected Sheridan as the strategic partner we felt would best
position us to continue our tradition of excellence, preserve
the culture of our group and help us thrive in this
challenging market.”
Robert J. Coward, President of Physician Services, noted,
“Sheridan’s acquisition of North Florida Anesthesia Consultants
represents our first significant expansion into the greater
Jacksonville market. We are proud that this outstanding group of
clinicians has chosen Sheridan as its partner in delivering
excellent patient care and outstanding service to client hospitals
and ASCs.”
About AmSurg
AmSurg’s Ambulatory Services Division acquires, develops and
operates ambulatory surgery centers in partnership with physicians
throughout the U.S. AmSurg’s Physician Services Division, Sheridan,
provides outsourced physician services in multiple specialties to
hospitals, ASCs and other healthcare facilities throughout the
U.S., primarily in the areas of anesthesiology, radiology,
children’s services and emergency medicine. Through these
businesses as of December 31, 2015, AmSurg owned and operated 257
ASCs and one surgical hospital in 34 states and the District of
Columbia and provided physician services to more than 450
healthcare facilities in 29 states. AmSurg has partnerships with,
or employs, over 5,000 physicians and other healthcare
professionals in 38 states and the District of Columbia.
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