United Digestive announces further expansion in Georgia through a partnership with East Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates (EAGA). Founded in 1981, EAGA provides diagnostic and therapeutic gastroenterology services, including advanced endoscopy techniques. EAGA operates four clinics and two endoscopy centers, and its care team includes four gastroenterologists, two anesthesia providers, and two advanced practice providers.
One GI, a gastroenterology management services organization formed by Webster Equity Partners (“Webster”), has acquired Gastroenterology Health Partners (“GHP”) in Louisville, Kentucky, and southern Indiana. Established in 2012, GHP represents a merger of 3 legacy groups each of which was established more than 20 years ago. The group is the largest independent gastroenterology practice in Kentucky. The GHP team is comprised of 16 physicians and 12 advanced practice providers across Louisville and Lexington Kentucky, and southern Indiana.
One GI, a gastroenterology platform, was established in April 2020 by a partnership between private equity firm Webster Equity Partners and Memphis, Tenn.-based Gastro One. Since then, the company has experienced immense growth despite the pandemic.
WELL Health Technologies Corp. (TSX: WELL) (“WELL”), a company focused on consolidating and modernizing clinical and digital assets within the healthcare sector, and CRH Medical Corporation (“CRH”) are pleased to announce the successful completion of their previously-announced business combination Thursday, pursuant to which WELL has acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of CRH (the “CRH Shares”) for US$4.00 per share in cash (the “Acquisition”), representing an equity consideration of approximately US$286.6 million and a transaction value of approximately US$372.9 million, inclusive of CRH’s credit facility.
PE GI Solutions (formerly known as Physicians Endoscopy) is proud to announce the expansion of their strategic partnership with Capital Digestive Care, the largest private gastroenterology practice in the Mid-Atlantic Region. The expansion comes with Capital Digestive Care’s recent partnership with Gastrointestinal & Liver Specialists of Tidewater, PLLC (GLST), a leading gastroenterology practice in Southeastern Virginia. The addition of GLST marks Capital Digestive Care’s first partnership in Virginia and adds on eight practice locations within Southeastern Virginia, bringing Capital Digestive Care to 128 specialized GI providers serving the Mid-Atlantic Region.
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CRH Medical Corporation (TSX: CRH) (NYSE: CRHM) (“CRH” or the “Company”) announced Friday that its securityholders approved the acquisition of CRH by a subsidiary of WELL Health Technologies Corp. (“WELL Health”) at the special meeting of CRH securityholders Friday. CRH is a full-service gastroenterology anesthesia company that provides anesthesia services for patients undergoing endoscopic procedures in ambulatory surgical centers. CRH has completed 33 anesthesia acquisitions, and now serves 72 ambulatory surgical centers in 15 states.
Gastro Care Partners (“GCP” or “the Company”), the largest provider of gastroenterology and ancillary patient treatment services in Colorado, today announced a new practice affiliation with Gastroenterology Associates of Wyoming. Founded in 1978, Gastroenterology Associates of Wyoming (“GA”) is the largest provider of gastroenterology and related ancillary services in Wyoming. Based in Casper, Wyoming, GA utilizes a network of 11 outpatient locations and 12 ambulatory and hospital-based endoscopy centers to provide critical services throughout the state. GCP is backed by Varsity Healthcare Partners (“VHP”).
Capital Digestive Care, the largest private gastroenterology practice in the Mid-Atlantic Region, announced a transaction with Gastrointestinal & Liver Specialists of Tidewater, PLLC (GLST). This marks Capital Digestive Care’s first partnership in Virginia and the company’s largest transaction thus far in the Mid-Atlantic. With the addition of GLST, Capital Digestive Care will double its footprint in the Mid-Atlantic, bringing the number of GI specialists serving the region to 128. With 34 board certified physicians, 12 advanced care providers, and 8 locations, GLST has been the Hampton Roads region’s leading practice for liver and gastroenterology care for more than 25 years.
CRH Medical Corporation (“CRH”, or the “Company”) (TSX: CRH) (NYSE MKT: CRHM) announces that it has completed an accretive transaction whereby the Company has acquired the remaining 25% interest in Lake Lanier Anesthesia Associates (“LLAA”) a gastroenterology anesthesia practice located in Georgia. CRH initially acquired 75% of LLAA in June of 2020.
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