Scottsdale Healthcare Selects Sound for Inpatient Care

11/5/07 (TACOMA, Wash.-PHOENIX, Business Wire) American Physicians Inc., (API) an affiliate of Sound Inpatient Physicians, announced an agreement to provide exclusive hospitalist services to both Scottsdale Shea and Scottsdale Osborn hospitals.

"Choosing Sound/API reflects our commitment to the community," said Dr. James Burke, Chief Medical Officer for Scottsdale Health Center. "Our goal in selecting Sound was to ensure we offer the very highest level of patient care."

"American Physicians Inc., primary focus is patient care and improving the inpatient experience while enhancing hospital effectiveness in any way we can," noted Dr. Ronald Ruiz, Chief Medical Officer of American Physicians. "Since we will be the sole providers of inpatient care, we will be able to coordinate an entire system of care."

American Physicians, Inc., with the full support of Sound Inpatient Physicians, operates a proven hospitalist model focusing on training and supporting hospitalist physicians allowing them to manage patient care most effectively.

American Physicians serves 57 healthcare facilities within the Phoenix area and provides both acute and sub-acute care. Sound Inpatient Physicians is a leading hospitalist company developing and implementing innovative solutions to the clinical, administrative and fiscal challenges facing the delivery of healthcare.

For more information contact:
Sound Inpatient Physicians
1123 Pacific Avenue
Tacoma, WA 98402
888-682-1710
media@soundphysicians.com
www.soundphysicians.com