Nashville, Tenn.-based Cogent Healthcare and Canton, Ohio-based Hospitalists Management Group have announced they will be merging to form the largest private hospitalist company in the country with nearly 1,000 affiliated hospitalists and extenders, according to a news release from both organizations.
The combined company will be called Cogent-HMG and it will be headquartered in Nashville, maintaining offices in Canton. The leadership teams of the companies will be combined, with specific assignments announced in the future.
“This combination is a direct result of our strategic outlook for the future of healthcare in the U.S.,” said Stephen Houff, MD, founder and CEO of HMG, in a news release. Dr. Houff will become CEO of the combined company.
“This is a natural and complementary partnership that will enable our two similarly-sized companies to benefit from each other’s expertise and success,” said Gene Fleming, president and CEO of Cogent, in a news release. Mr. Fleming will become the full-time executive chairman of the new company.
Read the news release on the merger between Cogent and HMG.
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The combined company will be called Cogent-HMG and it will be headquartered in Nashville, maintaining offices in Canton. The leadership teams of the companies will be combined, with specific assignments announced in the future.
“This combination is a direct result of our strategic outlook for the future of healthcare in the U.S.,” said Stephen Houff, MD, founder and CEO of HMG, in a news release. Dr. Houff will become CEO of the combined company.
“This is a natural and complementary partnership that will enable our two similarly-sized companies to benefit from each other’s expertise and success,” said Gene Fleming, president and CEO of Cogent, in a news release. Mr. Fleming will become the full-time executive chairman of the new company.
Read the news release on the merger between Cogent and HMG.
Read more about hospitalists:
- 17 Statistics on Hospitalist Workload, Pay and Benefits
- Hospitalists and ACOs: The Perfect Fit?