First Choice Emergency Room
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| Industry | Healthcare |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 |
| Founder |
Jack Novak Richard Covert |
| Headquarters | Flower Mound, Texas, United States |
Number of locations | 52 |
Area served |
Texas Colorado |
Key people | Thomas S. Hall, CEO |
| Services | Freestanding emergency rooms |
| Revenue | $98.5 million (2012) |
Number of employees | 1,800[1] |
| Parent | Adeptus Health |
| Website |
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First Choice Emergency Room is a Flower Mound, Texas-based company that operates freestanding emergency rooms in Texas and Colorado.[2][3] It is the largest and oldest such provider in the US.[4] First Choice was founded by Jack Novak in 2002.
Inc. Magazine ranked First Choice as one of the fastest growing businesses in the U.S. in 2010, 2011, and 2012 under CEO and founder, Novak.[3] In 2012, Sterling Partners, invested $59 million in the business.[5] First Choice generated $98.5 million in revenue in 2012, up from $41.3 million in 2009.[3] The company has 52 locations.[6][7]
First Choice Emergency Room is owned and operated by Adeptus Health.[8] In May 2016, Adeptus Health reached an agreement with Texas Health Resources to align its First Choice Emergency Room locations and rebrand most of its Texas locations as Texas Health Facilities.[9] In August 2016, Adeptus reached a similar agreement with Mount Carmel Health System in Ohio.[10]
References
- ↑ "First Choice Emergency Room improves data center efficiency and network security" (PDF). Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ↑ Laden, Rich. "Ex-Blockbuster store being transformed into ER". Gazette.com. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
- 1 2 3 "First Choice Emergency Room". Inc. Magazine. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
- ↑ "New First Choice Emergency Room Facility Set to Open in Austin, Texas". San Francisco Gate. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
- ↑ Hethcock, Bill. "First Choice Emergency Room plans $100M expansion". Dallas Business Journal. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
- ↑ Bill Hethcock. "First Choice freestanding ER chain growing fast". Dallas Business Journal. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
- ↑ Sabrina Rodak. "HCA, First ER Partner to Smooth Patient Transfers to Hospitals". Becker's Hospital Review. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
- ↑ "Adeptus Health Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering". MarketWatch. June 25, 2014. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
- ↑ Hethcock, Bill (May 11, 2016). "Texas Health Resources and First Choice ER Operator Adeptus Health Join Forces". Dallas Business Journal. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
- ↑ Ghose, Carrie (August 5, 2016). "Hilliard Hospital Fills Gap in Mouth Carmel Network, Kicks Off Venture with ER Operator Adeptus". Columbus Business First. Retrieved August 22, 2016.