Fort Myers medical group acquired

FORT MYERS — IPC The Hospitalist Company Inc. announced it has expanded its Florida presence with the acquisition of select operations of Cape Coral Hospitalists Inc., based in Fort Myers. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The acquisition is IPC's second in Florida in the past 30 days, and it's looking for more expansion opportunities in the state, it says in a statement.

“Florida still holds significant growth potential for IPC in both acute and post-acute care facilities,” IPC President and COO R. Jeffrey Taylor says in a statement. “As with any practice we acquire, the physicians joining IPC can look to us for resources and expertise to continually add value to their hospitals and practices, and to constantly improve the quality of patient care.”