HealthEast partners with Surgical Care Affiliates

DEERFIELD - Surgical Care Affiliates has partnered with HealthEast in St. Paul, Minnesota, on a merger of HealthEast's Midway Surgery Center and Maplewood Surgery Center, a joint venture owned by HealthEast, SCA, and physician investors.

The merger strengthens SCA's and HealthEast's position in the St. Paul market as a provider of high quality, low cost surgical services.

"Through the merger of Midway and Maplewood, we now have a multi-specialty center offering services in orthopedics, podiatry, otolaryngology, gynecology, general surgery, and others," said James Grant, M.D., VP of Operations for SCA in Minnesota. "This enables us to grow as a leading provider of high quality, low cost surgeries in St. Paul. We are thrilled to strengthen our partnership with HealthEast as we continue to expand SCA's offerings to physicians and patients throughout Minnesota."

Peter Kelly, M.D., HealthEast's vice president and executive medical director of Surgical Services, said he is very pleased about the enhanced services and partnership opportunities that come with consolidation of its same-day surgery services.

"Maplewood is centrally located within our service area," Kelly said. "This merger supports the needs of our patients and communities and offers partnership and practice opportunities to more surgeons. We also expect it to strengthen our partnership with SCA."