IPC The Hospitalist Company Acquires Hospitalist Group at Carondelet St. Mary's

Dr. Atif Khan and Dr. Talal Alsbiei will join the IPC hospitalist program already established at St. Mary’s that provides exclusive hospitalist services with 24/7 coverage for unassigned patients admitted through the emergency department and those directly referred by their primary care providers or specialists.

“With the large volume of patients admitted at all hours from the surrounding rural areas, we are fortunate to have doctors who are able to jump on board in full swing because of their experience, training and familiarity with the facility,” said Dr. David Bowman, executive director of IPC-Arizona. “They bring significant assets to the program by allowing us to offer expanded coverage for any community or attending physician who wishes to use hospitalist services.”

Dr. Alsbiei said, “We had a hospitalist practice at St. Mary’s for two-and-a-half years and we welcomed the chance to work with the IPC team because it allows us to have a much better lifestyle with more days off than we had before.”

There are plans to add four or five full-time hospitalists within the year to accommodate the growing number of patients admitted to St. Mary’s.

About Carondelet St. Mary’s Hospital

Carondelet St. Mary’s Hospital is part of Carondelet Health Network, a Catholic, non-profit health system founded to provide for the healthcare needs of the Southern Arizona community; to embrace the whole person in body, mind, and spirit; and to serve all people with dignity.

Established in 1880 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Mary’s Hospital is now a modern, 402-bed facility providing a comprehensive range of services, including 24-hour emergency care in Tucson’s largest emergency center; one of Arizona’s two burn care programs; interventional and non-interventional cardiology services; cardiac rehabilitation; an ADA-accredited Diabetes Care Center; surgical services; comprehensive inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services; hospice and palliative care; and sleep lab services. St. Mary’s has been recognized by the American Heart Association for its care of stroke patients and its compliance with national guidelines for the care of cardiac patients. It has been named by Solucient Institute as one of the 100 Top Hospitals in the nation.

About IPC The Hospitalist Company, Inc.

IPC The Hospitalist Company, Inc. is a leading provider of hospitalist medicine in the United States. Founded by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Adam Singer, M.D. in 1995, IPC owns or provides management services to hospitalist practices operating in over 300 facilities across 16 states. Supported by its proprietary IPC-Link^? information technology, IPC delivers physician-driven, hospital-specific solutions to improve the quality of inpatient care and the satisfaction of medical and nursing staff. IPC also provides other corporate services such as billing and collections, provider recruitment, marketing, training and education. IPC employs more than 600 healthcare providers and also offers selected services to non-IPC providers. For more information, visit the IPC website at . Also visit the IPC blog at .