FRISCO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ER Holdings, an entity controlled by the same investment group as Family ER + Urgent Care, a privately held operator of emergency and urgent care centers in the Dallas, TX area, and ER Centers of America (ERCA), a privately held operator of emergency and urgent care centers in both North Dallas and Lubbock, TX, jointly announced they have agreed to terms governing the acquisition of ERCA by ER Holdings pursuant to certain approvals and customary closing conditions. Upon closing (which is scheduled for October 2015), ERCA would be held as a wholly-owned subsidiary of ER Holdings and continue to be operated on a day-to-day basis by its current management.
“We are excited about this announcement,” said John McGee, COO of ERCA. “It would offer our company and team a great opportunity to benefit from additional scale and balance sheet of the combined companies. It also would allow us to take advantage of best practices and position the combined companies for future success.”
“This industry is poised for tremendous growth, and we are positioned to grow with it,” said Scott Pickett, CEO of Family ER + Urgent Care. “Through the acquisition ERCA, we would be able to broaden our capacity to provide unscheduled medical care, emergency and urgent care services to all patients in the DFW and Lubbock communities. We believe this provides continued career growth opportunities for both Family ER’s and ERCA’s outstanding clinical and non-clinical staff.”
About ER Centers of America, Inc. (ERCA)
Founded by Dr. Michael Kutsen and John McGee, ERCA has been providing emergency care to patients since January 2008. At ER Centers of America, its physicians aim to reduce the wait time drastically so that its patients can see a physician and start the healing process immediately. We provide emergency services for patients with chest pains and heart attacks, cardiac resuscitation, defibrillation and intubation, respiratory distress, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, abdominal pain and fevers, lacerations, sprains, bruises, strains and general pain. It also provides emergency medical services including CT scans, digital x-rays, laboratory and diagnosis tests, EKG and cardiac enzyme analysis, and even ultrasounds. No matter the emergency situation, ERCA can help locate the issue and get its patients on the road to recovery immediately. Visit www.ERCenters.com for more information.
About Family ER + Urgent Care
Family ER + Urgent Care is a freestanding emergency center and urgent care facility with two locations, in Frisco on Lebanon Road and Irving on MacArthur Boulevard. Both facilities offer emergency care for children and adults, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Urgent Care is available from 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., 7 days a week. Visit www.FamilyER.com for more information.
About ER Holdings
ER Holdings is controlled by the same investment group as Family ER + Urgent Care and is in the business of pursuing the acquisition of unscheduled healthcare providers, both freestanding emergency centers and urgent care centers.
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