FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MEDNAX, Inc. (NYSE: MD), today announced the acquisition of Jefferson Radiology, PC and Jefferson Imaging Associates, LLC based in Hartford, Conn. This partnership meaningfully expands MEDNAX’s radiology services and further establishes MEDNAX as the partner of choice for leading radiology practices and radiology physician services by combining physician excellence with world-class technological capabilities.
Established in 1963, Jefferson Radiology is the largest private radiology group in Connecticut. Comprised of 60 physicians, the practice offers a full spectrum of diagnostic imaging and interventional services at 10 outpatient centers in Hartford County. In addition, the practice is the exclusive provider of radiology services to seven regional hospitals, including Hartford Hospital, Windham Hospital, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Day Kimball Healthcare, Griffin Hospital, Holyoke Medical Center and Baystate Noble Hospital.
“We are excited about the growth of radiology physician services at MEDNAX and our ability to attract leading radiology providers such as Jefferson Radiology, further enhancing our integrated physician services offering,” said Roger J. Medel, M.D., Chief Executive Officer of MEDNAX. “The world-class technological capabilities MEDNAX offers through vRad, combined with our own practice-management expertise and physician-centric leadership, make us a valuable partner to radiology practices. We see many exciting opportunities with Jefferson Radiology, particularly given the group’s longstanding leadership position in the field and its strategic partnerships with several key regional hospitals.”
The majority of Jefferson radiologists are highly subspecialized, and they provide a full breadth of subspecialty services including: body imaging, breast imaging, chest imaging, interventional and vascular radiology, musculoskeletal imaging, onco-radiology, neuro-interventional radiology, neuroradiology and head and neck imaging, nuclear medicine and pediatric imaging.
“We were drawn to the energy and excitement of MEDNAX’S mission to build the top radiology platform nationally and beyond, and wanted to be part of a team that is leading the best practices in radiology and reshaping the next generation of how radiology services will be delivered,” said Ethan Foxman, M.D., Ph.D., President and CEO of Jefferson Radiology. “It was a natural fit to partner with MEDNAX whose platform will support the total radiology value chain in ways previously unimaginable by even the most developed regional radiology practices like Jefferson Radiology.”
This marks the third radiology services practice acquisition in 2017. Upon completion of the transaction, MEDNAX’s affiliated radiologists will read nearly nine million studies annually.
This was a cash transaction and it is expected to be immediately accretive to earnings. No additional terms of the transaction were disclosed.
With this acquisition, eight physician group practices have become part of MEDNAX in 2017.
ABOUT MEDNAX
MEDNAX, Inc. is a national health solutions partner based in Sunrise, Fla. comprised of the nation's leading providers of physician services. Physicians and advanced practitioners practicing as part of MEDNAX are reshaping the delivery of care within their specialties and subspecialties, using evidence-based tools, continuous quality initiatives, clinical research and telemedicine to enhance patient outcomes and provide high-quality, cost-effective care. The Company was founded in 1979, and today, through its affiliated professional corporations, MEDNAX provides services through a network of more than 3,850 physicians in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. In addition to its national physician network, MEDNAX provides services to healthcare facilities and physicians in over 40 states through two complementary businesses, consisting of a revenue cycle management company and a consulting services company. Additional information is available at www.mednax.com.
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