Sound Physicians Acquires Certain Assets of Inpatient Care Unified, Inc.

    TACOMA, WA, November 13, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Sound Physicians, a leading hospitalist organization focused on driving improvements in the quality, satisfaction and financial performance of inpatient healthcare delivery, announced today an acquisition of certain assets of Inpatient Care Unified, Inc., in Northeast Ohio.

Hospitalists and mid-level providers from Inpatient Care Unified, Inc., will join Sound Physicians and continue to provide care at two hospitals: Akron General Medical Center and Summa Akron City Hospital in Akron, Ohio.

Between the two hospitals, Sound Physicians will support a team of providers with its SoundConnect workflow and communications platform and processes to drive improvements in inpatient care outcomes. In addition, Sound Physicians, a physician-founded and led organization, will also provide hospitalist team leadership, evidence-based workflows, tools and infrastructure.

"We are looking forward to expanding our services in the Akron and Cleveland communities," said Robert Bessler, M.D., CEO of Sound Physicians. "This is a great opportunity to further strengthen our commitment to providing exceptional patient care in Ohio."

Hassan Malik, M.D., medical director of Inpatient Care Unified, Inc., added, "Sound Physicians shares our mission of delivering high-quality care to the communities we serve. Our physicians will benefit greatly from the tools and resources Sound Physicians has to offer."

About Sound Physicians
Sound Physicians is a leading hospitalist organization focused on driving improvements in quality, satisfaction and efficiency of inpatient health care delivery. By investing deeply in outstanding physicians, clinical process excellence and its proprietary workflow and informatics technology, Sound Physicians improves the delivery of inpatient care. Sound Physicians aligns with healthcare providers to measurably enhance patient outcomes and strengthen its partners' financial performance. The organization is the practice of choice of more than 1,000 hospitalist and post-acute physicians providing inpatient care. To learn more visit: www.soundphysicians.com.

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