Prospect Medical Holdings Completes Strategic Investment in Brotman Medical Center Acquisition Company; Prospect Provided With an Exclusive Opportunity to Increase Medicare Membership in West Los Angeles.CULVER CITY, Calif. -- Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc. (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange : PZZ) ("Prospect Medical"), which owns 10 Independent Physicians Associations (IPAs) in Southern California comprised of approximately 4,000 physicians serving approximately 178,000 HMO HMO health maintenance organization. HMO n. A corporation that is financed by insurance premiums and has member physicians and professional staff who provide curative and preventive medicine within certain financial, enrollees, today announced that it has completed the previously announced $1,000,000 purchase of a minority stake in Brotman Medical Center Brotman Medical Center (BMC) is a hospital in Culver City, California, USA. History The hospital was founded in 1924.[1]. On September 1, 2005, Brotman Medical Center changed owners. The new owners are a group led by Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc. ("Brotman") from Tenet Healthcare. Dr. Jack Terner, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Prospect, commented, "We believe that this investment is significant on several levels. It is expected to increase Prospect's enrollment of more profitable senior lives by creating an exclusive opportunity to grow Medicare membership in West Los Angeles
Brotman Medical Center, founded in 1924, is a 420-bed hospital located at 3828 Delmas Terrace in Culver City, California Culver City is a city in western Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 38,816. The community is mostly surrounded by the city of Los Angeles but also has a border with unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. . The hospital offers a wide range of inpatient and outpatient acute care services as well as acute rehabilitation, psychiatric care and chemical dependency services. The hospital operates a 24-hour emergency services center, and is fully accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Culver City is in West Los Angeles and is bordered by the cities of Beverly Hills, Santa Monica and the City of Los Angeles
UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX ), the J. Paul Getty Jean Paul Getty (December 15, 1892 – June 6, 1976) was an American industrialist and founder of the Getty Oil Company. Biography Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, into a family already in the petroleum business, he was one of the first people in the world with a Museum, the Museum of Tolerance The Museum of Tolerance is a multimedia museum in Los Angeles, California, with an associated museum in New York City, designed to examine racism and prejudice in the United States and the world with a strong focus on the history of the Holocaust. , the Skirball Jewish Center and the Sony Entertainment and 20th Century Fox Studios. Other investors in the Brotman purchase include admitting physicians and strategic investors, none of whom will have a controlling stake in Brotman. Prospect's investment, which is being made by a subsidiary, is in a newly formed acquisition entity, Brotman Medical Center, Inc. ("BMCI"). Prospect is not obligated to make any additional investment in the transaction, and is not responsible for any of the obligations of BMCI or Brotman. This investment was funded from Prospect's existing cash resources. ABOUT THE COMPANY Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc. is a health care management services organization management services organization Physician practice management company Medical practice An organization contracted by a health care provider/supplier to furnish administrative, clerical, and claims processing functions of the provider/supplier's practice. that provides management services primarily to affiliated IPAs. IPAs are professional corporations that contract with independent physicians and other health care providers to create a medical panel of primary care and specialist physicians, and other health care service providers, capable of providing the full range of medical services to individuals enrolled in health maintenance organization ("HMO") managed care health plans. Prospect's 10 IPAs are comprised of approximately 4,000 primary care and specialist physicians serving approximately 178,000 HMO enrollees at June 30, 2005. This press release contains forward-looking statements. Additional written or oral forward-looking statements may be made by the Company from time to time, in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission or otherwise. Statements contained herein that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements, including the statements regarding anticipated or expected results and the future introduction of new products, involve risks and uncertainties which may affect the Company's business and prospects, including those outlined in the Company's Form 10 and subsequently filed reports. Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release represent our estimates only as of the date hereof, or as of such earlier dates as are indicated, and should not be relied upon as representing our estimates as of any subsequent date. While we may elect to update forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so, even if our estimates change. |
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