FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 7, 2016-- MEDNAX, Inc. (NYSE:MD), today announced the acquisition of Pediatric Ear, Nose and Throat Institute of South Texas, P.A. (PENT), located in San Antonio, Texas.

PENT is a private physician group practice that provides all aspects of ear, nose and throat medical, audiology and surgical services, including ear tubes, tonsillectomies and sinus surgery to patients at Methodist Children’s Hospital of South Texas and its ambulatory surgery center (ASC), The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio, North Central Baptist Hospital and University Hospital.

“Being part of MEDNAX will help grow our practice and support the patient care continuum,” said Donald Moe, M.D., who will serve as medical director for the practice. “With the organization’s proven success in providing infrastructure and practice integration, our practice can focus even more on patient care, as well as the research, education and quality initiatives that are integral to the MEDNAX culture.”

The acquisition of PENT expands the continuum of care MEDNAX currently provides in the greater San Antonio market with maternal-fetal, pediatric, pediatric hospitalist, newborn nursery and pediatric subspecialty services, including neonatal, developmental, cardiac, urological, surgical and plastic surgical care.

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

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 3,275 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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MEDNAX, Inc.
Charles Lynch, 954-384-0175, Ext. 5692
Vice President, Strategy and Investor Relations
charles_lynch@mednax.com