Pediatrix Acquires Neonatal Group Practice in San Francisco
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Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. (NYSE:PDX), the nation’s leading provider of neonatal, maternal-fetal and pediatric subspecialty physician services, today announced the acquisition of a neonatal physician group practice that serves three hospitals in the San Francisco area.
The seven neonatologists that form San Francisco Neonatology Medical Group care for premature and critically ill newborns at California Pacific Medical Center’s regional Level III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The group also staffs Level II NICUs at two hospitals in San Mateo County and provides well-baby care at the newborn nurseries at each of the three hospitals.
Annual patient volume exceeds 13,000 NICU patient days and more than 10,000 newborn nursery days.
“We are very impressed with Pediatrix’s research and education activities and welcome working with a national group that continually strives to make important clinical discoveries to improve babies’ lives,” said Steven L. Goldman, M.D., who will serve as Medical Director for Pediatrix Medical Group. “As a practice that invests much time and energy on improving neonatal care, we look forward to being part of a group whose quality improvement initiatives and vast neonatal database touches so many lives across the country.”
San Francisco Neonatology Medical Group participates in various efforts to improve outcomes for babies born prematurely, including initiatives to enhance quality and safety as well as research to prevent neonatal infection. The group also maintains a neonatal database and is exploring clinical data mining to advance patient care.
Pediatrix paid cash for the practice and the transaction is expected to be accretive to earnings.
About Pediatrix
Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. is the nation’s leading provider of newborn, maternal-fetal and pediatric physician subspecialty services. Pediatrix physicians and advanced nurse practitioners are reshaping the delivery of maternal-fetal and newborn care by identifying best demonstrated processes and participating in clinical research to enhance patient outcomes and provide high-quality, cost-effective care. Founded in 1979, its neonatal physicians provide services at more than 240 NICUs, and through Obstetrix, its perinatal physicians provide services in many markets where Pediatrix’s neonatal physicians practice. Combined, Pediatrix and its affiliated professional corporations employ more than 900 physicians in 32 states and Puerto Rico. Pediatrix is also the nation’s largest provider of newborn hearing screens and newborn metabolic screening. Additional information is available at www.pediatrix.com.
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