ATLANTA, May 24, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- West Physics Consulting, LLC ("West Physics"), the leading national provider of integrated medical and health physics services, announced today that it has completed the purchase of Phoenix Technology Corporation ("PTC") a highly respected regional medical and health physics company based in Woodstock, GA.
"The purchase of PTC will complement West Physics' current installed customer base in the Southeast region, allowing us to provide enhanced services to both PTC and West Physics customers by combining the strengths and resources of the two organizations," stated Dr. Geoffrey West, President & Chief Medical Physicist of West Physics. "The acquisition of PTC provides a major growth opportunity for us by bringing into West Physics twenty highly experienced and trained technical and administrative staff, not to mention their deep relationships with over four hundred of the finest medical facilities in Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Tennessee. For PTC customers, the stability and support of the nation's leading medical and health physics provider will permit increased scheduling flexibility and decreased report turn-around times, while also providing access to a variety of enhanced service offerings that we have been pleased to introduce to the medical imaging industry," Dr. West concluded.
"The decision to join forces with West Physics was informed by our belief that doing so will allow PTC to now have access to additional organizational resources and highly-trained staff that PTC can use to enhance and continually improve the services we already perform; as well as have expanded training and development resources to let our staff take their expertise and skills to the next level, which helps us as well as our customers," stated Gregory Heathcock, President of Phoenix Technology Corporation. "This is a combination of two great diagnostic medical physics firms that share a common vision and have similar cultures. Together we can operate more efficiently by capitalizing on greater technical collaboration to constantly innovate service offerings, allowing us to consistently improve the services we provide to our valued clients."
The acquisition of PTC fits into West Physics' strategy to deliver the highest-quality and most cost-effective medical and health physics services to customers throughout the U.S. and beyond. With the acquisition complete, West Physics will now employ a staff of 70 professionals supporting over 3,500 customer locations in all 50 U.S. states, multiple federal territories, the Caribbean and the Middle East, making it the largest diagnostic medical physics practice in the United States.
About West Physics:
West Physics, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, is a global provider of medical and health physics testing and radiation safety consulting services. West Physics serves over 2,500 client sites, including hospitals, freestanding imaging centers, mobile imaging providers, and physician offices throughout the 50 U.S. states, federal territories, the Caribbean and the Middle East. West Physics specializes in assisting healthcare providers in maintaining their accreditation with organizations such as The Joint Commission, the American College of Radiology, the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission, and in radiation regulatory compliance with state and federal agencies. For more information, please visit http://www.westphysics.com.
About Phoenix Technology Corporation:
Phoenix Technology Corporation, headquartered in Woodstock, GA was founded in 1973 and is a proven leader in the Southeast region of the U.S. providing diagnostic medical and health physics services. PTC serves approximately 1,000 client sites, including hospitals, freestanding imaging centers, mobile imaging providers, and physician offices in Georgia, Florida, Tennessee and Alabama. For more information, please visit http://www.ptcphysics.com.
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