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Press Release
Apr 19, 2021
US Acute Care Solutions Names Dr. Jennifer Bradstreet, MD, FACEP the President South Region
CANTON, OHIO, April 19, 2021 – US Acute Care Solutions (USACS) today announced it has named Jennifer Bradstreet, MD, FACEP the President of its South Region effective immediately. Most recently Dr. Bradstreet served as a vice president of the USACS South Region, a position she has held since late-2018, and she practices clinically at hospitals in the Baptist Health System in San Antonio.Before joining the USACS South Region she was a system director in the Lake Health system in Cleveland. Dr. Bradstreet said, “This is a tremendous honor and privilege, and I’m confident with the support of my USACS South colleagues we will continue to build on our successes serving patients and growing with our outstanding hospital system partners. I am grateful to USACS leadership for their confidence and support.” USACS Chief Clinical Officer, Dr. Matt Patlovany, said, “Jenn is an outstanding physician-leader and a dear friend. She is a natural for this expanded role and I’m excited to work with her as we grow the region and the group.” Dr. Bradstreet earned her bachelor's degree in Biology from New York University and attended Temple University School of Medicine. She completed her residency in emergency medicine at Drexel University. She is a graduate of the USACS Scholars Program, a board member of the USACS Southwest Regional Clinical Governance Board and a director on the USACS National Clinical Governance Board. About USACS Founded by 15 emergency medicine and hospitalist physician groups across the country, USACS is the national leader in physician-owned integrated acute care, including emergency medicine, hospitalist and critical care services. USACS provides high-quality care to approximately 6 million patients annually across more than 260 programs and is aligned with leading health systems across the country. Visitusacs.comto learn more. ### Media Contact Marty Richmond Corporate Communications Department US Acute Care Solutions 330.493.4443 x1406 [email protected]
Press Release
Mar 24, 2021
US Acute Care Solutions Names Steve Nelson And Jason Scheir To Its Board Of Directors
US ACUTE CARE SOLUTIONS NAMESSTEVE NELSON AND JASON SCHEIR TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS CANTON, OHIO, March 23, 2021 – US Acute Care Solutions (USACS) today announced Steve Nelson and Jason Scheir have joined the company’s board of directors. Mr. Nelson is the Chief Executive Officer of DuPage Medical Group (DMG), one of the largest independent, multi-specialty physician groups in the country. Prior to joining DMG, he was the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, a $190 billion division of UnitedHealth Group. He also served in a variety of executive roles with the Henry Ford Health System. Mr. Scheir is a Partner at Apollo, which led the recent preferred equity investment in USACS to facilitate its physician-led buyout. USACS Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, Dominic J. Bagnoli, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, said, “We are excited to welcome Steve and Jason to our board. As clinicians, we want to find innovative ways to partner with payers in evolving pay for performance plans, and believe Steve’s experience will be particularly valuable to these ends. The better we can align with payers to deliver necessary care at a lower cost to our patients while ensuring appropriate compensation for the providers on the front line, the easier it is for us to live out our mission:To care for patients.” “I’m honored to join the board of USACS, which occupies a leading and unique placein the healthcare ecosystem. I believe it is incredibly well positioned to improve health outcomes and patient experiences as well as to lower costs,” said Mr. Nelson. Apollo Partner and Head of U.S. Hybrid Value Mr. Scheir said, “USACS is a highly reputable leader in acute care clinical staffing for health systems across the country and is particularly appreciated for its physician ownership and proven results. I look forward to working with Steve and the entire board to help grow the business and steward the excellent care for which it is known.” Pete Hudson, Cheryl Pegus and Brian Regan stepped down from the board at the recent transition when physicians bought back the remainder of the business. USACS is grateful for their many contributions. About USACS Founded by 15 emergency medicine and hospitalist physician groups across the country, USACS is the national leader in physician-owned integrated acute care, including emergency medicine, hospitalist and critical care services. USACS provides high-quality care to approximately 6 million patients annually across more than 260 programs and is aligned with leading health systems across the country. Visitusacs.comto learn more. ### Media Contact Marty Richmond Corporate Communications Department US Acute Care Solutions 330.493.4443 x1406 [email protected]
Press Release
Mar 5, 2021
US Acute Care Solutions Physician-Owners Complete Transaction to Buy Out Private Equity Partner
CANTON, OHIO, March 5, 2021 - US Acute Care Solutions (USACS) today announced its physician-owners have closed on the transaction to fully buy out minority capital partner Welsh, Carson, Anderson Stowe (WCAS). “Physician ownership matters,” said USACS Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, Dominic J. Bagnoli, MD, FACEP, FAAEM. “WCAS was a strong and reliable partner that helped build the platform upon which we intend to continue growing. And this next chapter of our history, in which our physician colleagues and our health system partners have full ownership, promises to be one marked by extraordinary opportunity for growth, innovation and industry leadership. We’re the perfect home for any physician who values what we value: long-term physician ownership and a singular focus on patient care.” James Frary, USACS Chief Executive Officer, said, “This is a major accomplishment for the physicians, APPs and non-clinical employees of USACS. Prior to and throughout the pandemic, our group has continuously improved our operations and demonstrated resilience. To have emerged stronger culturally, financially and strategically in 2021 is a testament to each and every member of the group focusing on our mission:To care for patients. This physician buy-out gives me great confidence in our ability to meet any challenge and reflects our ambitious plans for the future.” About USACS Founded by 15 emergency medicine and hospitalist physician groups across the country, USACS is the national leader in physician-owned integrated acute care, including emergency medicine, hospitalist and critical care services. USACS provides high-quality care to approximately 6 million patients annually across more than 260 programs and is aligned with leading health systems across the country. Visitusacs.comto learn more. ### Media Contact Marty Richmond Corporate Communications Department US Acute Care Solutions 330.493.4443 x1406 [email protected]
Press Release
Feb 9, 2021
US Acute Care Solutions Physician-Owners to Buy Out Private Equity Partner WCAS
CANTON, OHIO, February 9, 2021 - US Acute Care Solutions (USACS) today announced its physician-owners have reached a definitive agreement to buy out minority capital partner Welsh, Carson, Anderson Stowe (WCAS). Following the transaction, USACS will be 90 percent owned by its physicians. Several leading health systems will be minority owners as well. USACS Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, Dominic J. Bagnoli, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, said, “We are extremely grateful to our partners at WCAS, who helped form USACS in 2015 with the stated goal of bringing together like-minded, independent physician practices committed to perpetual physician ownership. WCAS’ faith in our vision of physician ownership has created the opportunity for our physicians to take full control of our future. “For years, skeptical observers noted it would only be a matter of time before physicians lost control of their practices entirely. We were determined to prove them wrong, and we have succeeded,” Dr. Bagnoli concluded. Brian T. Regan, General Partner at WCAS, said, “All of us at WCAS are proud of our involvement with USACS. That has been especially true these past 12 months when everyone involved, from physicians and advanced practice providers, to non-clinical support staff, to the group’s hospital partners came together as one to care for patients as the first line ofdefense against COVID-19. USACS has an extremely bright future as its physicians and system partners take full ownership.” James Frary, USACS Chief Executive Officer, said, “Soon the world will put an end to the greatest global health crisis of our lifetimes, and USACS will emerge stronger than it entered thanks to the determined efforts of our physicians, APPs and non-clinical employees. “Together with our health system partners, our physicians taking full ownership of the group will further position USACS as the premier destination for acute care clinicians and the premier partner for health systems that value high-quality, patient-focused acute care.” Mr. Frary continued, “There is no question this move signals growth ahead for USACS, and it distinguishes us as the standard bearer in our industry for the scaled partnership model.” This transaction is facilitated in part by an investment made by funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, “Apollo”). Apollo Partner and Head of U.S. Hybrid Value, Jason Scheir, said, “Apollo is excited to advance the USACS physician ownership model, which we view as strategically differentiated in the industry. This transaction allows USACS to continue to be controlled by its physician owners and positions the business for additional growth with capital and strategic support from Apollo’s Hybrid Value business.” The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and expected to close in Q1 2021. Barclays, Greenhill and Deutsche Bank acted as financial and strategic advisors to USACS and Ropes Gray and McDermott Will Emery served as legal counsel. About USACS Founded by 15 emergency medicine and hospitalist physician groups across the country, USACS is the national leader in physician-owned integrated acute care, including emergency medicine, hospitalist and critical care services. USACS provides high-quality care to approximately 6 million patients annually across more than 260 programs and is aligned with leading health systems across the country. ### Media Contact Marty Richmond Corporate Communications Department US Acute Care Solutions 330.493.4443 x1406 [email protected]
Press Release
Dec 15, 2020
USACS Expands National Clinical Governance Board; Elects Drs. Jennifer Bradstreet and Michael Roshon
CANTON, Ohio, December 15, 2020 – US Acute Care Solutions (USACS) today announced its physician shareholders have elected Jennifer Bradstreet, MD, FACEP and Michael Roshon, MD to serve a term as directors on the USACS National Clinical Governance Board (NCGB). The USACS NCGB is unique in the acute unscheduled healthcare industry. The NCGB is chartered by the group’s board of directors to be independent and autonomous of the company’s board, is comprised solely of physicians and is tasked with all clinical governance issues facing the group including establishing evidence-based guidelines for patient care at all hospitals served by USACS. The NCGB is comprised of regional physician representatives and was recently expanded to include national, at-large positions. Drs. Bradstreet and Roshon were elected to the national directorships. Joan Kolodzik, MD, FACEP, who will serve as NCBG Chair beginning in January 2021, said, “There are few things so sacred to physicians than the opportunity to practice in a group that places its clinical mission at the center of all its decisions. The NCGB is an obvious example of that commitment at USACS, and Drs. Bradstreet and Roshon completely embody that mission.” Dr. Bradstreet said, “It’s an honor to be elected by my peers to represent the national interests of USACS physicians on the NCBG. A physician’s instinct is made stronger and better by providing evidence-based guidelines developed by our Board, and it remains my mission to ever-improve these tools.” Dr. Bradstreet is a Vice President in the USACS South Region, and she practices clinically at hospitals in the Baptist Health System in San Antonio. She earned her bachelor's degree in Biology from New York University and attended Temple University School of Medicine. She completed her residency in emergency medicine at Drexel University and is a graduate of the USACS Scholars Program. Dr. Roshon said, “As a quality director, I know reducing variability in care is a critical step in improving safety, and ultimately outcomes, for our patients. I am humbled by the support of my colleagues to continue this work on a national level.” Dr. Roshon is the Quality Director at Penrose-St. Francis Health System in Colorado Springs. He earned his MD and PhD Degrees from Vanderbilt University, and completed his residency in emergency medicine at Carolinas Medical Center. About USACS Founded by emergency medicine physician groups in Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Ohio and Texas, USACS is the national leader in physician-owned integrated acute care, including emergency medicine, hospitalist, critical care and observation services. USACS provides high-quality care to approximately 6 million patients annually at more than 220 locations and is aligned with leading hospital systems across the country. Visitusacs.comto learn more. ### Media Contact Marty Richmond Corporate Communications Department US Acute Care Solutions 330.493.4443 x1406 [email protected]
Press Release
Oct 29, 2020
Dr. Arvind Venkat Elected To Board of American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP
The American College of Emergency Physicians elected four new members to its national board of directors on Sunday, including Arvind Venkat, MD, FACEP, national director of research for US Acute Care Solutions. He begins serving his first board term today. Dr. Venkat also is the vice chair for research and faculty academic affairs, Department of Emergency Medicine, Allegheny Health Network (AHN) in Pittsburgh, as well as professor of emergency medicine at Drexel University College of Medicine. He is a past president of the Pennsylvania chapter of ACEP and past chair of the ACEP Ethics Committee. He earned his medical degree from the Yale University School of Medicine and completed his residency in emergency medicine at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine/University Hospital. As the immediate past president of the Pennsylvania College of Emergency Physicians, Dr. Venkat represented both that organization and AHN as a spokesperson to media outlets throughout the greater Pittsburgh area and beyond to educate the public about the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking of his election, Dr. Venkat said, “I am truly honored to be elected to the ACEP Board of Directors. In these extraordinary times, when our nearly 40,000 member emergency physicians are on the frontlines of the pandemic, I will try to be worthy of their everyday heroism and an effective voice for our members and patients.” About USACS Founded by emergency medicine physician groups in Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Ohio and Texas, USACS is the national leader in physician-owned integrated acute care, including emergency medicine, hospitalist and observation services. USACS provides high-quality care to approximately 6 million patients annually at more than 220 locations and is aligned with leading hospital systems across the country. Visitusacs.comto learn more. ### Media Contact Marty Richmond Corporate Communications Department US Acute Care Solutions 330.493.4443 x1406 [email protected]
Oct 13, 2020
USACS Now Sole System Solution for Adventist HealthCare MD as GWEP joins USACS
USACS NOW SOLE SYSTEM SOLUTION FOR ADVENTIST HEALTHCARE MARYLAND AS GWEP JOINS USACS CANTON, Ohio, October 13, 2020 – US Acute Care Solutions (USACS) announced today that the Greater Washington Emergency Physicians (GWEP) physicians, who provide emergency services at Adventist HealthCare (AHC) Fort Washington Medical Center, have elected to join USACS. Additionally, beginning in November, USACS will begin providing hospitalist andcritical care servicesat AHC Fort Washington Medical Center, thus becoming the sole Integrated Acute Care (IAC) system solution to all three AHC hospitals in Maryland. “We’re proud to partner with Adventist HealthCare and Fort Washington Medical Center to deliver top tier healthcare throughout the region,” said President of USACS East, Dr. Aaron Snyder, MD, FACEP. “We’ve been a system partner for 24 years and it’s an honor to continue serving the greater Washington D.C. and Maryland communities.” Adventist HealthCare, established in 1907, has a mission of working together each day to improve the health and well-being of people and communities through a ministry of physical, mental, and spiritual healing. “We at AHC are pleased to have USACS join the medical staff at Fort Washington Medical Center,” said John Sackett, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Adventist HealthCare. “They are bringing their commitment to world class quality and service to FWMC just as they have done for our other two hospitals.” “As the newest entity of the Adventist HealthCare system, we [Fort Washington Medical Center] are undergoing rapid expansion,” added Eunmee Shim, President of AHC Fort Washington Medical Center and AHC Ambulatory Networks. “Adoption of this integrated acute care model is critical to refining our services to meet the healthcare needs of our patients. We are excited to continue our journey of providing high-quality, compassionate care to every patient, every time.” The USACS model of Integrated Acute Care builds on the USACS commitment to physician ownership by creating a single, accountable team of physician leaders responsible for continual improvement of patient care throughout the patient's stay, from entrance into theemergencydepartment until discharge, and even beyond. The model has led to improvements in key quality metrics, particularly thoserelated to patient experience. Karen Dixon, MD, is a new medical director for USACS, but she has served Fort Washington Medical Center for 15 years. “I’m thrilled to start a new chapter of growth and expansion of care for my Fort Washington community,” said Dr. Dixon.“And we’re especially excited to partner with the largest physician-owned group in the country. Physician ownership matters, and allows us to do the right thing for our patients.” About USACS Founded by emergency medicine physician groups in Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Ohio and Texas, USACS is the national leader in physician-owned integrated acute care, including emergency medicine, hospitalist and observation services. USACS provides high-quality care to approximately 6 million patients annually at more than 220 locations and is aligned with leading hospital systems across the country. Visitusacs.comto learn more. ### Media Contact Marty Richmond Corporate Communications Department US Acute Care Solutions 330.493.4443 x1406 [email protected]