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Ambulatory Services of America, Inc. Announces the Acquisition of Dialysis Operations in St. Louis, Missouri
NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Ambulatory Services of America,
Inc. announced the acquisition of three dialysis centers in theSt. Louis,
Missouri area from Affiliated Hospitals Dialysis Center. Affiliated Hospitals
Dialysis Center is a joint venture between St. Luke's Episcopal-Presbyterian
Hospitals and St. John's Mercy Health System. Prior to the acquisition, the
program provided services to more than 300 patients through the three
outpatient dialysis centers and a home dialysis program.
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Ambulatory Services of America's dialysis subsidiary, Renal Services of
America, will operate the acquired program and will offer state-of-the-art
hemodialysis treatment services in theSt. Louis centers. Paul Mennes, M.D.
will serve as regional medical director for RSA's dialysis operations inSt.
Louis, and Drs. Annibal Melo, Thomas Pohlman, Robert Cuddihee, Mark
Ravenscraft and Robyn Jacobs will serve as medical directors of the acquired
facilities and home program.
Dr. Mennes said, "We are glad to join forces with a vibrant and growing
company as we work to provide the best care to a growing number of dialysis
patients inSt. Louis. We thank St. Luke's Episcopal-Presbyterian Hospitals
and St. John's Mercy Health System for working with us over the last years to
build a dialysis program that provides high quality care to our patients, as
we look forward to building on that legacy with Ambulatory Services of America
and Renal Services of America."
Timothy Martin, President and Chief Executive Officer of ASA, said, "We
are pleased to welcome the physicians, patients and staff members to the ASA
team. We believe Affiliated Hospitals Dialysis Center and its hospital
partners built a solid program inSt. Louis, and we look forward to working to
build on their legacy to provide high quality services to dialysis patients in
theSt. Louis area."
Ambulatory Services of America, headquartered inBrentwood, Tennessee, is
a diversified health care services company that provides alternative site
services in partnership with physicians. ASA, through its primary
subsidiaries Radiation Oncology Services of America, Inc. and Renal Services
of America, Inc. owns, operates and manages facilities providing radiation
oncology services and dialysis services. After the acquisition, ASA will own
interests in and operate 44 dialysis centers and 13 radiation oncology centers
in ten states and the territory ofGuam. ASA also manages three other
dialysis centers.
SOURCE Ambulatory Services of America, Inc.
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