Here’s a breakdown of the five biggest anesthesia group practices by number of physicians and their recent activity, based on the most recently available information:
1. Northwell Health Physician Partners:
- Headquarters: New Hyde Park, N.Y.
- Number of physicians: 5,742
- Recent activity: Northwell Health and Danbury, Conn.-based Nuvance Health officially merged in May, forming an integrated regional health system that spans from New York City to western Connecticut.
2. US Anesthesia Partners:
- Headquarters: Dallas
- Number of physicians: 2,770
- Recent activity: In May, the Federal Trade Commission resolved an antitrust case against Welsh Carson, Anderson & Stowe — the private equity backer behind USAP. In January, the FTC reached a settlement with Welsh Carson, requiring the company to limit its involvement with USAP and notify the commission of specified future acquisitions and investments in anesthesia and other hospital-based physician practices. The FTC has finalized that consent order, according to a May 20 news release. The FTC’s case against USAP continues to proceed in federal court.
3. Holy Cross Health Physicians
- Headquarters: Silver Spring, Md.
- Number of physicians: 1,931
- Recent activity: No recent deal activity or executive moves were reported.
4. Yale Medicine
- Headquarters: New Haven, Conn
- Number of physicians: 1,907
- Recent activity: No recent deal activity or executive moves were reported.
5. Jackson Medical Group
- Headquarters: Miami
- Number of physicians: 1,585
- Recent activity: No recent deal activity or executive moves were reported.
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