JoyBridge, a portfolio company of private equity firm Frontline Healthcare Partners, announced on November 4 that it acquired Pediatric Advanced Therapy (PAT).
PAT is a pediatric rehabilitation and behavioral health practice with 11 locations in North Carolina. It provides occupational therapy, speech therapy, general counseling, physical therapy and Applied Behavior Analysis services.
JoyBridge is a clinic-based applied behavior analysis therapy provider with supplemental services in speech and occupational therapy. The company is based in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee.
The move expands the reach and impact of JoyBridge Kids, adding assets that bring a holistic, multidisciplinary care approach to the autism therapy market. The terms of the deal were not announced. The owner and CEO of Pediatric Advanced Therapy, Lonny Bernath, will stay on with the combined business. Their new role was not specified in the release.
According to data captured in the LevinPro HC database, this transaction represents the 39th Rehabilitation transaction of 2025; in the full year 2024, 47 Rehabilitation transactions were announced. Additionally, this is JoyBridge’s first acquisition of the year.
