Pinnacle ENT Associates, LLC and UnitedHealthcare Sign Medical Group Participation Agreement

Online, July 19, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Pinnacle ENT Associates, LLC (PENTA), the largest independent practice of Board Certified Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) Surgeons, Allergists and Audiologists in the Philadelphia area, announced today that it has signed a new Medical Group Participation Agreement with UnitedHealthcare, a division of UnitedHealth Group, effective July 1, 2011. Under this three year contract, UnitedHealthcare members will continue to have access to all of PENTA's superior services and physicians on an in-network provider basis.

"Pinnacle ENT Associates will continue to offer our entire range of ENT, Allergy and Audiology services to UnitedHealthcare members throughout Bucks, Montgomery, Chester, and Delaware counties," said Marc Surkin, MD, President of PENTA. "We are proud to be able to maintain our long-standing relationship with UnitedHealthcare and continue to provide these patients with high-quality, cost-effective treatments."

UnitedHealth Group's 87,000 employees serve more than 75 million individuals, 6,200 hospital facilities, 246,000 health care professionals or groups, all 50 states and federal and international governments. UnitedHealthcare offers customers broad access to high-quality, cost-effective health care at the local level.

Pinnacle ENT Associates serves both adults and children in its 16 state-of-the-art facilities. PENTA offers a full complement of services, including: General Adult and Pediatric ENT, Head and Neck Surgery, Voice and Swallowing, Facial Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery, Disorders of the Inner Ear and Dizziness, Asthma, Clinical Immunology, Diagnostic Audiology, Hearing Aid Dispensing, Vertigo and Balance Testing, and Low-Dose CT Scans for Sinus and Ear Conditions.

About Pinnacle ENT Associates:
Pinnacle ENT Associates, LLC (PENTA) is headquartered in Wayne, PA. PENTA employs 17 Physicians, 17 Audiologists, 3 Speech Pathologists, Physician Assistants, CT Technologists and Vestibular Trained Physical Therapists. PENTA has 16 offices across Bucks, Montgomery, Chester, and Delaware counties, making it the largest and most comprehensive adult and pediatric Ear, Nose, Throat, Allergy and Audiology practice in the Philadelphia area. For more information, go to www.pentadocs.com.