MEDNAX acquires Florida Atlantic Anesthesia

MEDNAX, Inc., (NYSE:MD) today announced the acquisition of Florida Atlantic Anesthesia, Inc., a physician group practice that provides anesthesia services in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.    

Florida Atlantic Anesthesia consists of 24 anesthesiologists and five full-time anesthetists. The practice provides anesthesia services at Holy Cross Hospital and Holy Cross HealthPlex, both located in Fort Lauderdale. The Pediatrix division of MEDNAX is also an established provider of NICU services at Holy Cross Hospital.

Florida Atlantic Anesthesia was founded in 1998 and provides anesthesia services across a wide spectrum of subspecialty areas including cardiology, orthopedics, endoscopy procedures and plastic surgery.

"As one of the area's leading anesthesiology practices, we realized we needed to be prepared for today's changing healthcare environment," said Alan Cordover, M.D., who will serve as the medical director of the American Anesthesiology practice. "Being part of American Anesthesiology's proven national group model will provide us with the resources we need, such as research, education, technology, infrastructure and administrative support, to allow us to focus on superior clinical care and the best patient outcomes into the future."