TeamHealth Acquires Wolverine Anesthesia Consultants

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Team Health Holdings Inc. (NYSE:TMH), one of the nation's largest providers of outsourced physician staffing solutions for hospitals, announced the acquisition of the operations of Wolverine Anesthesia Consultants (Wolverine). Based in Orlando, Fla., Wolverine's more than 60 physicians and certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) provide care for more than 33,000 patients annually through anesthesia management services for three hospitals and one ambulatory surgery center: Orlando Regional Medical Center, Dr. P. Phillips Hospital, MD Anderson Cancer Center and Orlando Regional Ambulatory Care Center. These facilities are all part of Orlando Health, a private, not-for-profit healthcare network.

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"Our physicians and CRNAs have proudly served Central Florida patients and families for more than 14 years," said Roger Murbach, MD, president of Wolverine. "Our reputation was built on providing quality anesthesia and pain management services, and we are excited for the opportunity to continue to increase our level of service and innovation through our new relationship with TeamHealth."

"Associating with anesthesia professionals who share our mission of quality, efficiency and exceptional patient care is an important part of our growth strategy," said Oliver Rogers, president of TeamHealth Hospital Based Services. "We are pleased to welcome Wolverine to TeamHealth and look forward to working together to continue delivering high-quality care for patients and families in Central Florida."

About TeamHealth
TeamHealth (Knoxville, Tenn.) (NYSE: TMH) is one of the largest providers of outsourced physician staffing solutions for hospitals in the United States. Through its 18 regional locations and multiple service lines, TeamHealth's more than 9,600 affiliated healthcare professionals provide emergency medicine, hospital medicine, anesthesia, urgent care, specialty hospitalist and pediatric staffing and management services to approximately 850 civilian and military hospitals, clinics, and physician groups in 46 states. The term "TeamHealth" as used throughout this release includes Team Health, Inc., and all of its related entities, divisions, subsidiaries and affiliated physicians and physician groups. For more information about TeamHealth, visit www.teamhealth.com.

SOURCE Team Health Holdings Inc.