Pediatric Associates Acquiring Palm Harbor Pediatrics, P.A. in New Port Richey and Palm Harbor, FL

Online, January 1, 2014 (Newswire.com) - Palm Harbor and New Port Richey, FL: January 2, 2014: Pediatric Associates will be acquiring Palm Harbor Pediatrics P.A., located at 2595 Tampa Rd, Suite W, Palm Harbor, FL 34864 and 1823 Healthcare Dr., New Port Richey, FL 34655, effective February 3, 2014. A brand new facility is currently under construction in Trinity, FL, which will replace the existing New Port Richey location at a later date.

As a result of these acquisitions, Pediatric Associates will operate 3 Tampa Bay area offices and will have a total of 29 locations throughout the state of Florida. Fernando Arroyo, M.D. and R. Enid Gaud, M.D. will continue seeing patients and will be joined by Alexander Gomez-Luengas, M.D. Dr. Gomez will be relocating from our Miami Beach office where he has practiced for the past 7 years.

Peter J. Shulman, MD, MBA, CEO of Pediatric Associates, said, "We are pleased to open our 2nd and 3rd locations in the Tampa Bay area. This is an excellent opportunity to further expand our services to families across Florida. Palm Harbor Pediatrics has a proven record of service to the community and we look forward to continuing that service providing expanded access and improving the quality of care in the Tampa Bay marketplace."

Pediatric Associates is Florida's largest privately owned primary care pediatric practice, with 27 locations extending from Tampa Bay to Miami. The practice, founded in Hollywood, FL in 1955, accepts most insurance including Medicaid, and cares for children from birth through age 21. Pediatric Associates is open 365 days a year and offers extended urgent care hours at many locations. Most office locations also offer convenient on-site laboratory and X-ray services. To learn more about our office locations, visit our website at www.pediatricassociates.com or www.patampabay.com. For more information please call Rebecca Sills, Director of Business Development & Marketing at (954)965-7329 or email [email protected].