UMass Chan Medical School, a public medical school affiliated with UMass Memorial Health, announced this week that it had added Hopedale Cardiology to its network.
Hopedale Cardiology is based in Upton, Massachusetts, and delivers a range of cardiology services, including cardiac catheterization, echo and stress testing, transesophageal echocardiography and pacemaker and implantable cardioverter defibrillator procedures at Milford Regional Medical Center. The practice is led by Dr. Scott Brownstein and six other physicians, according to the press release.
UMass Memorial Health purchased Milford Regional Medical Center in early January 2024, so this new deal finally gives UMass complete control of the hospital’s cardiovascular service line.
There have been four acquisitions of physician groups by academic medical centers this year, according to data captured in our LevinPro HC platform, including UPMC’s purchase of Pennsylvania Gastroenterology and UAB Health System‘s purchase of Southview Medical Group. The largest was the Medical University of South Carolina‘s $110 million acquisition of Palmetto Primary Care Physicians, an independent multi-specialty group practice with 90 physicians based in North Charleston.
