Surgical Care Affiliates and Virtua Health Partner With Bergen-Passaic Cataract Laser and Surgery Center
01 September 2016 - 3:36AM
Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCAI) (“SCA”), a leader in
the outpatient surgery industry, and Virtua Health (“Virtua”), one
of New Jersey’s largest health systems, have been chosen to partner
with Bergen-Passaic Cataract Laser and Surgery Center (“BPSC”).
This investment expands the SCA and Virtua partnership in New
Jersey to nine surgery centers, and 20 collectively between the two
organizations.
“We are excited that the physician partners of BPSC chose to
partner with SCA and Virtua, and we are thrilled to further advance
SCA’s partnership with Virtua,” said Jack Pocorobba, vice president
of operations for SCA. “SCA continues to seek out opportunities to
make strategic investments that will enhance our alignment with the
best physicians in New Jersey, and this transaction clearly moves
us in that direction.”
“Virtua is very pleased to partner with a reputable center that
includes physician partners committed to providing the highest
quality services, as is evident at BPSC,” said Richard Miller,
president and CEO Virtua. “Partnerships between organizations
that offer outstanding care to patients provide an easy choice for
health and wellness services to the people in the communities we
serve across the state of New Jersey.”
“Our organization is delighted to become partners with SCA and
Virtua,” said Dr. Michael Harris, president and physician partner
at BPSC. “The addition of SCA and Virtua to our partnership
strengthens our ability to continue to provide high quality
outpatient surgery to our patients. SCA and Virtua’s
demonstrated success in partnering with physicians will be critical
to the future growth of our partnership as we navigate the ongoing
changes in our health care system.”
About Bergen-Passaic Cataract Laser and Surgery
Center
BPSC is an ophthalmic focused facility devoted to serving the
surgical needs of over 6,000 patients annually in a high-quality,
convenient, and low-cost setting. The facility is located in
Fair Lawn, New Jersey and consists of 24 physician partners. It is
now jointly owned by SCA, Virtua, and physician investors.
About Surgical Care Affiliates
SCA (NASDAQ:SCAI), a leader in the outpatient surgery industry,
strategically partners with health plans, medical groups and health
systems across the country to develop and optimize surgical
facilities. As of June 30, 2016, SCA operated 201 surgical
facilities, including ambulatory surgery centers and surgical
hospitals, in partnership with approximately 3,000
physicians. For more information on SCA, visit
www.scasurgery.com.
About Virtua
As one of New Jersey’s largest health systems, Virtua provides
comprehensive health care services to achieve its mission to help
people be well, get well and stay well. Virtua provides services
through Virtua Medical Group with 302 employed physicians and
another 300+ independent physician partners and other clinicians,
and at its urgent care centers, hospitals, ambulatory surgery
centers, health and wellness centers, fitness centers, home health
services, long-term care and rehabilitation centers, and paramedic
program. For more information, visit www.virtua.org or
www.virtuabroadcastnetwork.org.
Press Contact:
Alison Donnelly
Director, External Communications
Surgical Care Affiliates
(847) 420-3822
alison.donnelly@scasurgery.com
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