DETROIT--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Together Women’s Health (“TWH” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce it has completed an affiliation with Women First OB/GYN Center (“Women First”). The affiliation represents the company’s fifth in Michigan and twelfth affiliation overall. Together Women’s Health is a women’s health-focused management service organization, backed by Shore Capital Partners, committed to partnering with leading physicians to build a premier network of women’s health services in the U.S. TWH’s affiliate network consists of 12 practices with over 100 providers delivering women’s health services at over 30 locations throughout Michigan, Illinois, Colorado, Alabama, and Mississippi.
Women First, the leading all-female women’s health practice in Metro-Detroit with locations in Royal Oak and Birmingham, Michigan, is a 17-provider group led by the physician team of Drs. Andrea Schiller, Paula Fishbaugh, Lolonya Moore, Jennifer Kaiser-Blase, Brooke Lucas, and Elizabeth Smith. In addition to a comprehensive offering of obstetric and gynecological care, the practice offers in-office surgery, pelvic floor physical therapy, and medical spa services. Women First is affiliated with William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak (Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital), a top-ranked hospital in US News & World Report.
“I am thrilled at the opportunity to partner with Together Women’s Health,” said Dr. Andrea Schiller, partner of Women First. “The TWH team is equally as passionate about women’s health as we are, and this made our decision obvious.”
“We take great pride in the medical care we provide our patients. This foundation and the hard work of our doctors and employees have allowed us to build a well-respected and successful practice. With the climate of healthcare changing, increasing costs, and no change in our reimbursements in many years, we realized to continue to grow and provide the best services to our patients, we needed to look for smart business solutions without compromising what we do,” said Dr. Paula Fishbaugh, partner of Women First. “At least five years ago we began meeting with companies with stated expertise addressing these challenges to allow us to continue to grow our business. Together Women’s Health was the clear leader. As partners, Women First can continue to provide the high standard of care we and our patients are accustomed to and TWH can streamline our backend processes, reduce overhead, provide best-in-class solutions, support investments in growth, and give us a stronger voice with insurance companies and health systems. We are confident that this opportunity will continue to allow us to run our practice in the smartest way possible while allowing us to continue doing what we love - taking care of our patients.”
“We’ve created something special at Together Women’s Health and could not be more excited by the opportunity to partner with the Women First team whose reputation and dedication to excellent patient care aligns closely with our values,” said Anthony Ahee, CEO of Together Women’s Health. “As we expand throughout the country and significantly enhance our presence in Michigan, our commitment to support our affiliates with the resources and strategic guidance needed to continue providing patients the highest quality women’s healthcare is what motivates us. We truly care about preserving what makes private practice special as we continue building a mission-focused, physician-led culture. We are excited to welcome our new partners to the Together Women’s Health family.”
This affiliation is another step in Together Women’s Health’s strategy to be the most trusted name in women’s health. To learn more about a partnership with Together Women’s Health, visit togetherwomenshealth.com or contact us at partner@togetherwomenshealth.com.
About Together Women’s Health
Headquartered in Detroit, MI, Together Women’s Health (“TWH”) is a women’s health management services organization committed to partnering with leading physicians to build a premier network of obstetricians and gynecologists. TWH, recently named on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing companies in America, supports its affiliated practices and physician partners throughout multiple states with strategic guidance, administrative resources (including revenue cycle management, marketing, human resources, finance, accounting, and IT), operational expertise and capital, thereby allowing physicians to focus on clinical excellence and serving their communities. TWH is building a network of top clinicians in a physician-led culture. For more information about Together Women’s Health, please visit togetherwomenshealth.com.
About Shore Capital Partners
Shore Capital, a Chicago-based private equity firm with offices in Nashville, is an investor in microcap companies in the healthcare, food and beverage, business services, industrial, and real estate industries. Shore’s strategy is to support management partners to grow faster with less risk, through access to capital, world-class board and operational resources, and unmatched networking, development, and shared learnings across the portfolio. For the third consecutive year in 2022, Shore received recognition from Inc. Magazine as a top founder-friendly investor, and by Pitchbook research for leading all U.S. Private equity firms in total deal volume. Shore targets investments in established, successful private companies with premier management teams, stable cash flow, and significant potential to grow through industry consolidation and organic growth to generate value for shareholders. Shore has over $6 billion of assets under management and in additional investment platforms to which it provides business and operational services. For more information, including with respect to these awards and investment platforms, please visit: www.shorecp.com.
