FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 26, 2018-- MEDNAX, Inc. (NYSE: MD), a leading physician services and health solutions provider, today announced the acquisition of Bethesda Radiology Associates, Inc., a private radiology physician group based in Boynton Beach, Fla. The practice will integrate with Radiology Associates of South Florida, LLC, a MEDNAX-affiliated physician practice located in Miami and serving all of South Florida.

This marks the Company’s ninth radiology practice acquisition, further establishing MEDNAX Radiology Solutions as one of the largest radiology practices in the nation, reading more than 11.7 million studies through its more than 750 board-certified or eligible radiologists.

The practice specializes in vascular radiology, interventional radiology, breast imaging, neuroradiology, diagnostic imaging and nuclear medicine, and has provided services to Bethesda Hospital East and Bethesda Hospital West for 45 years. In addition, the group services the Bethesda Outpatient Imaging Center at Bethesda Health City and Wellington Regional Medical Center’s Outpatient Diagnostic Center.

“We are excited to join MEDNAX and our colleagues at Radiology Associates of South Florida in bringing unified radiology services to Baptist Health’s patients stretching from Miami-Dade County to Palm Beach County,” said Lane Deyoe, M.D., president of Bethesda Radiology Associates. “We believe this partnership will further the established goals at the outset of the merger of Bethesda Health into Baptist Health.”

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, nine physician group practices have become part of MEDNAX in 2018.

ABOUT MEDNAX

MEDNAX, Inc. is a national health solutions partner based in Sunrise, Fla. 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 4,225 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.

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