TeamHealth Acquires Hospital Medicine Group in Lebanon, Tennessee

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- TeamHealth Holdings Inc. (NYSE: TMH), today announced the acquisition of the operations of Integrity Hospitalists Group, LLC (IHG). IHG is the physician group that has been providing hospital medicine services at University Medical Center in Lebanon, Tenn., for the past four years. Physicians affiliated with IHG provide the general medical care of hospitalized patients who do not have an assigned primary care physician, or whose primary care physician has chosen to transfer care during their patients' inpatient stay.

On October 1, 2011, TeamHealth Hospital Medicine commenced services for this 24/7 hospital medicine program that manages approximately 10,000 patient encounters annually. Alexander Badru, M.D., and Anthony Efobi, M.D., have been providing the inpatient services for University Medical Center since April 2007, and both will continue in their current roles with TeamHealth.    

"When we were evaluating our partnership opportunities, TeamHealth was the most natural fit for us," stated Dr. Alexander Badru, president of IHG. "They have extensive depth and breadth in hospital medicine management, and they provide unparalleled support and resources to their physicians."

"Integrity Hospitalists Group has provided excellent inpatient services to University Medical Center," stated Saad Ehtisham, FACHE, chief executive officer, University Medical Center. "This new partnership with TeamHealth enables us to enhance the hospital medicine program by ensuring that the infrastructure and resources are in place to provide exceptional patient care for the Lebanon community."

"We are excited about this collaborative partnership with the Integrity Hospitalist Group and University Medical Center," said Jasen Gundersen, M.D., chief medical officer, TeamHealth Hospital Medicine. "We share a commitment to supporting the hospital's goals and creating a physician-led culture that enhances physicians' ability to deliver high-quality inpatient care to Lebanon and the surrounding community."

About TeamHealth  

TeamHealth (NYSE: TMH) was founded in 1979 and has become one of the largest suppliers of outsourced healthcare professional staffing and administrative services to hospitals and other healthcare providers in the United States. Through its six principal service lines located in 15 regional sites, TeamHealth's approximately 6,900 affiliated healthcare professionals provide emergency medicine, anesthesiology, hospital medicine, and pediatric staffing and management services to more than 700 civilian and military hospitals, clinics and physician groups in 46 states. The term "TeamHealth" as used throughout this release includes TeamHealth, Inc., and all of its related entities, companies, affiliates, subsidiaries and affiliated physician groups.

SOURCE TeamHealth Holdings Inc.