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MEDNAX Announces Acquisition of Anesthesiology Practice in Tennessee

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 4, 2016-- MEDNAX, Inc. (NYSE: MD), today announced the acquisition, effective Dec. 31, 2015, of Professional Anesthesia Associates, PC, a private physician group practice based in Jackson, Tenn.

Professional Anesthesia Associates, PC, which has provided anesthesia services in the Jackson market for more than 25 years, employs 10 full-time clinicians (9 anesthesiologists and 1 anesthetist). The practice provides services at Jackson Madison County General Hospital (JMCGH), a 635-bed tertiary care center that serves a 17-county area in rural West Tennessee, and is the only tertiary care center between Memphis and Nashville. In addition, the practice provides services at the hospital’s West Tennessee Surgery Center and Skyline Endoscopy Center as well as at Physicians Surgery Center. The practice’s anesthesia services include general anesthesia, orthopedic, obstetric, gynecologic, urologic, and ear, nose and throat (ENT).

“Faced with the challenges of today’s health care environment, we were looking to partner with a national medical group with an established footprint in the region and a proven track record of successful practice management,” said Todd Seabrook, M.D., who will serve as medical director for the practice. “MEDNAX provides that, as well as leadership in clinical quality initiatives, research and education that enhances our efforts to focus on data-driven solutions and value-based care that meets the needs of our partners, exceeds patient expectations and further positions our practice as an anesthesia leader in West Tennessee.”

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, 10 physician group practices became part of MEDNAX in 2015. In addition, MEDNAX completed two non-practice acquisitions. The total purchase price for the 12 acquisitions was over $850 million, consisting of closing cash and contingent consideration, MEDNAX's highest level of annual acquisition spend to date.

ABOUT MEDNAX

MEDNAX, Inc. is a national medical group 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 3,200 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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Source: MEDNAX, Inc.

MEDNAX, Inc.
Charles Lynch, 954-384-0175, x 5692
Vice President, Strategy and Investor Relations
charles_lynch@mednax.com