IPC Continues Investment in Post-Acute Market With Acquisition of Comprehensive Health Solutions

IPC The Hospitalist Company, Inc.

, a leading national hospital medicine and post-acute physician group practice company, announced today that it is continuing its investment in the Mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. with the acquisition of Comprehensive Health Solutions, based in Newtown Square, PA. "We are excited about the expansion of our business into the Philadelphia market and the leadership that David R. Jones, D.O., and his team will add to our team of acute and post-acute specialists in the mid-Atlantic region," said R. Jeffrey Taylor, president and COO of IPC. Dr. Jones, owner of Comprehensive Health Solutions, will continue with the group as the Practice Group Leader. "IPC's expertise in both post-acute and acute care, and their platform and scale will help our group enhance the continuity and quality of care for our patients and for the facilities that we serve," Dr. Jones said. The patient encounters for the practice are estimated at approximately 13,500 on a combined annualized basis.