IPC The Hospitalist Company Acquires Practice in Central Florida

IPC The Hospitalist Company, Inc. IPCM announced today that it has acquired Coast To Coast Physicians Alliance, P.A. Based in Orlando, Florida, the acquisition is IPC's first in the Orlando area and represents the Company's entry into another new metropolitan market. IPC expects to add approximately 26,000 patient encounters annually from this acquisition. R. Jeffrey Taylor, president and COO of IPC, commented, "We are very pleased to welcome Coast To Coast to the IPC group of practices. We already have a strong presence in many parts of Florida and now see an opportunity to leverage our strengths and infrastructure into the large and growing Orlando market. The physician leaders of Coast To Coast have many years of experience working in the Orlando area and have built strong relationships within the Orlando healthcare community."