Yale New Haven Health System said Friday that it acquired PhysicianOne Urgent Care, a 24/7 urgent care provider.
The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed
“YNHHS has had a successful clinical affiliation with PhysicianOne for the past six years that helped provide their patients with access to high-quality primary care providers and specialists in the area,” the health service said in a statement.
Yale New Haven Health System also has been working to buy Waterbury, Manchester Memorial and Rockville General hospitals though officials have recently said the acquisition is “more at risk” as time passes without approval from the state.
The three hospitals are owned by Prospect Medical Holdings. The hospitals were this year targeted with a cyberattack.
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For YNHH the acquisition of PhysicianOne will accelerate “access to high quality, convenient, and affordable care across the region and bolsters the comprehensive range of health services that YNHHS already offers, including the existing urgent care centers in Fairfield and Milford, NEMG walk-ins across Connecticut, and orthopedic walk-in centers in North Haven and Stamford,” the statement said.
“We are very excited to be taking this step with PhysicianOne,” Christopher O’Connor, CEO and president, YNHHS, said, also in the statement. “Yale New Haven Health is committed to meeting the patients where they want to access care and urgent care is a convenient alternative for many people. By providing easier access to a nationally-ranked academic health system and in a fully coordinated manner, the patient truly benefits.”
PhysicianOne has locations in West Hartford and Bristol, its website says.
A YNHH spokesman said Friday that PhysicianOne’s 26 locations across Connecticut, New York and Massachusetts “will be integrated into the Health System as a wholly-owned subsidiary of YNHHS.”
YNHH said PhysicianOne Urgent Care is the “only provider to provide locally staffed 24/7 telehealth, fully integrated with its in-center urgent care,” and it provides illness and injury treatment, diagnostic testing for common respiratory illnesses and X-ray services.
“We are excited to join YNHHS and to accelerate access to high-value and coordinated care across the region,” said Lynne Rosen, PhysicianOne Urgent Care CEO, also in a statement. “The combined strengths of our organizations are aligned to improve the experience and clinical care for our patients.”
The state Department of Public Health approved the change in ownership of PhysicianOne to YNHHS in August, the health service said.
