Pete Clemens Joins Surgical Care Affiliates as Chief Financial Officer

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Surgical Care Affiliates (SCA) announced today that Pete Clemens has joined the company as Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, effective today. Pete will be based at the company’s offices in Birmingham, Alabama. He served previously as Chief Financial Officer of Caremark, a national prescription benefit management company that was merged with CVS in 2007.

“We are excited that Pete is joining the SCA team, and we look forward to working closely together as we continue to grow and pursue our vision of becoming the partner of choice for surgical care,” said Andrew Hayek, President & Chief Executive Officer of SCA.

“As the healthcare system focuses increasingly on clinical quality and cost, SCA is positioned well to add value to patients and the healthcare system,” said Mr. Clemens. “I look forward to working with the SCA team and contributing to the team’s continued success.”

About Surgical Care Affiliates:

Surgical Care Affiliates (SCA) owns and manages 144 ambulatory surgery centers, surgical hospitals, and hospital surgery departments in partnership with approximately 2,200 physicians and 21 leading not-for-profit health systems in 31 states. SCA’s Mission is to care for our patients, serve our physicians, and improve healthcare in America, and SCA’s Vision is to become the partner of choice for surgical care.

For more information on SCA, visit www.scasurgery.com.

SOURCE Surgical Care Affiliates