Lakeside Occupational Medical Centers Acquires Occupational Health Partners in Lakeland and Bartow
Lakeside's Corridor of Care now totals sixteen (16) Clinics across (4) Counties in Southwest and Central Florida.
Lakeland, FL (PRWEB) December 16, 2010
Lakeside Occupational Medical Centers, Inc. (http://www. lakesideoccmed. com) has announced today that they will have two more clinic locations effective immediately. With the acquisition of Occupational Health Partners (OHP) concluded this past Friday, specifically the locations at 5040 US Highway 98 N, Lakeland, and at 1750 N. Broadway, Bartow, Florida. Lakeside will now have sixteen Occupational Medicine and Urgent Care clinics located in Orange, Polk, Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties.
Lakeside was established by Richard F. Johnson, M. D. in 1978. The goal has been to provide the highest level of medical care and services to keep employers and their employees safe, healthy and on-the-job. Lakeside has recently taken on a new dimension by offering Urgent Care at all sixteen locations. This provides a value added service not only to employers, but to the entire service area and surrounding communities.
Fred Nussbaum, CEO of Lakeside, stated "These former OHP clinics have had a rich history of serving the Lakeland area for over 25 years now. We intend to bolster the trusted providers and staffs at these clinics by augmenting their current capabilities with the strength and resources that Lakeside can immediately bring." Added Nussbaum, "This should be an extremely smooth and transparent transition as we share many common employers, payers and suppliers."
James Hough, OHP's Owner and President said, "We were approached by multiple National based companies to buy our company. However we were apprehensive about their motives and commitment to our community." Added Hough, "In the final analysis, we wanted to insure for the employers that we served that they would have the same confidence that we had. We were confident that passing the baton to a long time Florida based company headquartered just down the road was the very best outcome for everyone involved."
Dr. Richard Johnson added "This acquisition is a significant link in Lakesides' "Corridor of Care"…connecting Hillsborough and Orange counties to provide additional, convenient access for our clients. Lakeside and its staff are delighted to be a new addition to Polk County, bringing "The Lakeside Way" to the employer community.
About Lakeside
The first clinic opened in 1978 in Pinellas County. Lakeside's mission is to provide quality medical care to employers and their employees in a cost conscious and efficient manner. For over thirty years, Lakeside has been nationally recognized for its exceptional occupational health services. Lakeside operates four clinics in Pinellas, five clinics in Hillsborough, five clinics in Orange and now two clinics in Polk Counties.
The Lakeland clinic phone number is (863) 859-3511.
The Bartow clinic phone number is (863) 533-2030.
For more information, please visit our website at http://www. lakesideoccmed. com or call us at (727) 586-0138.
About OHP
Originally founded by Dr. Greg White in 1985 as Quality Care North, later adding a second clinic and called Florida Quality Care, Mr. James Hough acquired and renamed these clinics in 1998. Mr. Hough currently owns and is President of Rehab Health Partners (RHP) which operates multiple physical therapy clinics in Polk County and is currently expanding into other Florida Counties. In addition, James Hough is the owner of the 9.7 acre Grasslands Medical Development at the corner of Harden Blvd and Grassland Blvd.
For more information, please call us at (863) 687-0931.
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