FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 1, 2015-- MEDNAX, Inc. (NYSE: MD), today announced the acquisition of Lakeshore Anesthesia Services, P.C., a private physician group practice based in Muskegon, Mich.

Lakeshore Anesthesia Services was established in 2009 with the merger of two regional anesthesia groups, West Coast Anesthesia, PLLC, and Anesthesia Associates of Muskegon, PLC, and physicians from the practice have been providing anesthesia services in the Muskegon market for more than 20 years. The practice employs 41 full-time clinicians (31 anesthesiologists and 10 anesthetists) that provide services at Mercy Health Muskegon’s Hackley and Mercy campuses, North Ottawa Community Hospital, Muskegon Surgery Center and Shoreline Vision Ambulatory Surgery Center. The practice’s anesthesia services include general anesthesia, neurosurgery (including spine), cardiac, vascular, pediatric, orthopedic and acute pain management for post-operative pain.

“Joining a physician-run national medical group positions us well for the future as it bolsters our credibility with our hospital partners and makes us stronger and more desirable in an increasingly competitive marketplace,” said Paul Chovaz, M.D., who will serve as medical director for the practice. “The combination of having access to anesthesia best practices as well as the support of MEDNAX’s back-office infrastructure and access to its research, education and quality initiatives will ultimately allow us to continue to provide the best patient care possible.”

This was a cash transaction, and it is expected to be immediately accretive to earnings. No additional terms of the transaction were disclosed.

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MEDNAX, Inc. is a national medical group comprised of the nation's leading providers of neonatal, anesthesia, teleradiology, maternal-fetal and pediatric physician subspecialty 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 and clinical research to enhance patient outcomes and provide high-quality, cost-effective care. Pediatrix Medical Group, a division of MEDNAX, was founded in 1979 and includes neonatal physicians who provide services at more than 370 neonatal intensive care units, and collaborate with affiliated maternal-fetal medicine, pediatric cardiology, pediatric critical care and other physician subspecialists to provide a clinical care continuum. Pediatrix is also the nation's largest provider of newborn hearing screens. American Anesthesiology, a division of MEDNAX, was established in 2007 and includes more than 2,475 anesthesiologists and advanced practitioners who provide anesthesia care to patients in connection with surgical and other procedures as well as pain management. MEDNAX, through its affiliated professional corporations, employs approximately 2,700 physicians in 35 states and Puerto Rico. vRad, which MEDNAX acquired in 2015, provides teleradiology services through a network of more than 350 radiologists located in all 50 states. In addition to its national physician network, MEDNAX provides services to medical providers 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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MEDNAX, Inc.
Charles Lynch, 954-384-0175, x 5692
Vice President, Strategy and Investor Relations
charles_lynch@mednax.com