Austin, TX – October 27 2008 , Solis Women’s Health announced today that it has purchased the assets of Indio, California based Breast Health Center (BHC). Concurrent with the asset purchase Solis has entered into a long term management agreement with BHC founder Dr. Marla Lander, a leading southern California breast imager. Under the terms of the agreement Dr. Lander will continue to direct all clinical activities at the center.
Brad Hummel, Chief Executive Officer, said “The relationship with Dr. Lander and the Breast Health Center presents an ideal extension of Solis’ model into southern California. We are delighted to be partnering with Dr. Lander, who is nationally recognized in the clinical, teaching and research arenas. We believe that the greater Palm Springs area, as well as the densely populated communities in Riverside and San Diego Counties represents an underserved market for our highly focused healthcare services model. We will be implementing our digital infrastructure and beginning deployment of Solis Mammography Centers, our community based screening facilities, in the Palm Springs area immediately. BHC represents our third major venture in as many months and we anticipate continuing our acquisition and development activity throughout the country.”
Dr. Lander commented “Joining forces with Solis allows me to devote more of my time to doing what I love – providing care for the women of this wonderful area. Solis’ focus on excellence in breast care matches my own, and they bring management expertise and resources to the Coachella Valley that will be very important in extending the Breast Health Center’s quality and commitment to more women.”
About Solis Women’s Health
Solis Women’s Health is a specialized healthcare provider focused exclusively on the screening and diagnosis of breast cancer. Headquartered in Austin, TX, Solis operates nine North Central Texas facilities; the Solis-Bertrand Breast Center in Greensboro, North Carolina; Solis-BenOra Imaging in Phoenix, Arizona; ten Solis/MedTech Mammography Centers in Greater Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona; Indianapolis Breast Center, Indiana; Solis Women’s Imaging & Wellness Center in Dublin, Ohio; and has several sites under development in markets across the United States. Solis provides a complete range of breast health services including screening mammography, diagnostic mammography, computer-aided detection, breast ultrasound, automated breast ultrasound, bone densitometry and stereotactic and ultrasound-guided biopsy, breast specific gamma imaging and breast MRI. More information is available at
www.SolisHealth.com.
Contact:
Brad Hummel
President & Chief Executive Officer
Tel: 512-370-8100
Lori Caruso
Vice President of Sales & Marketing
Tel: 512-370-8109