News & Updates
Emergency Care Partners Welcomes The Emergency Center of Arizona
PENSACOLA, Fla., August 22, 2025 (Newswire.com) – Emergency Care Partners (“ECP”), a leading national emergency medicine services provider, announced today the completion of a strategic merger with The Emergency Center of Arizona (“TEA”). Dr. Keith Butler will continue to serve as president of the group, which services fourteen Dignity Health Arizona General Hospital (“Dignity”) emergency departments across the Greater Phoenix area, collectively treating approximately 240,000 patients annually.
Emergency Care Partners and Lake Emergency Partners Expand Services to INSIGHT Hospital and Medical Center Coldwater
COLDWATER, Mich., July 9, 2025 (Newswire.com) – Emergency Care Partners (ECP), a leading national emergency medicine services group, announced today the addition of INSIGHT Hospital and Medical Center Coldwater, located in Coldwater, Michigan, as a new client. The hospital’s emergency department will be supported through ECP’s group partnership Lake Emergency Partners (LEP).
Emergency Care Partners Completes Growth Recapitalization in Partnership With MidOcean Partners
PENSACOLA, Fla., May 27, 2025 (Newswire.com) –Emergency Care Partners (“ECP” or the “Company”), a leading provider of emergency medicine services for hospitals across the U.S, today announced the closing of a successful growth recapitalization transaction, inclusive of a $100.0 million preferred equity investment led by MidOcean Partners (“MidOcean”).
Emergency Care Partners Establishes a New Partner Group in Illinois
CHICAGO, May 19, 2025 (Newswire.com) –Emergency Care Partners (ECP), a leading national emergency medicine services group, announced today the recent establishment of a new group partnership with Eduardo Navarrete, MD., FACEP. Dr. Navarrete will lead Lake Emergency Partners (LEP) in serving the emergency department at INSIGHT Chicago Hospital.
Emergency Care Partners Recognized as One of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare in 2025
CHICAGO, May 14, 2025 (Newswire.com) Emergency Care Partners (ECP) – has been selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the 2025 Best Places to Work in Healthcare.
Emergency Care Partners and Missouri Physician Partners Expand Services to Harrison County Community Hospital
BETHANY, Mo., May 1, 2025 (Newswire.com) – Emergency Care Partners (ECP) and its Missouri-based partner physician group, Missouri Physician Partners (MPP), have announced an expansion to provide emergency medicine services at Harrison County Community Hospital, beginning May 1st, 2025.
Emergency Care Partners and Professional Emrgency Medicine Management Expand Services to Rapides Regional Medical Center
ALEXANDRIA, LA, February 20, 2025 (Newswire.com) – Emergency Care Partners (ECP), Professional Emergency Medicine Management, and Inhospital Physicians Expand Services to Rapides Regional Medical Center.
Emergency Care Partners Recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare 2024
CHICAGO, May 20, 2024 (Newswire.com) –Emergency Care Partners (ECP) has been selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the 2024 Best Places to Work in Healthcare.
Emergency Care Partners and Illinois Emergency Medicine Specialists Expand Services to OSF Sacred Heart and Heart of Mary
CHICAGO, April 29, 2024 (Newswire.com) -Emergency Care Partners (ECP) and Illinois-based partner physician group Illinois Emergency Medicine Specialists (IEMS) announce an expansion to provide emergency medicine services at OSF Heart of Mary Medical Center and OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center, beginning April 20, 2024.
Two Emergency Care Partners Employees Recognized on InWeekly Power List 2024
PENSACOLA, FL, April 10, 2024, We’re pleased to share that Bill Yarbrough and Monique Brown have been named to InWeekly’s 2024 Power List.
Emergency Care Partners Establishes a New Partner Group in Missouri
CHILLICOTHE, Mo., January 24, 2024 (Newswire.com) – Emergency Care Partners (ECP), a leading physician-owned national emergency medicine service provider, announced today the recent establishment of a new partnership with two emergency physicians, Wyatt Pickering, MD, and Jeremiah Yerton, MD. Drs. Pickering and Yerton will lead Missouri Physician Partners (MPP) in servicing three hospitals: Wright Memorial Hospital, Hedrick Medical Center, and Pershing Memorial Hospital.
Our Lady of the Lake Named One of Six Innovative Hospitals to Know
December 8, 2023 (Beckershospitalreview.com) Hospitals work to meet the needs of their communities by launching innovative care initiatives. These creative programs bridge gaps in care, enhance health equity, and integrate new technologies into daily practice. Our Lady of the Lake, serviced by ECP’s partner group, Professional Emergency Physician Associates, named as one of six innovative hospitals to know.
Emergency Care Partners and Its Louisiana Partner Ascension Emergency Physicians to Provide Emergency Medicine Services at Our Lady of the Lake Assumption Community Hospital
NAPOLEONVILLE, La., October 6, 2023 (Newswire.com) – Emergency Care Partners (ECP) and local partner Ascension Emergency Physicians (AEP) are pleased to announce a new partnership with Our Lady of the Lake Assumption Community Hospital in Napoleonville, Louisiana, to provide emergency medicine services, beginning October 1, 2023.
Integrated Emergency Medicine Specialists Joins Emergency Care Partners
PENSACOLA, Fla., September 21, 2023 (Newswire.com) – Emergency Care Partners (“ECP”), a leading national provider of emergency medicine and emergency department management services for hospitals, announced today the completion of a strategic merger with Integrated Emergency Medicine Specialists (“IEMS”). IEMS has served the Naples, FL, community since 2015, providing premier emergency department management services to its partner hospitals.
Eastern Carolina Emergency Physicians Joins Emergency Care Partners
PENSACOLA, Fla., July 14, 2023 (Newswire.com) – Emergency Care Partners (“ECP”), a leading national provider of emergency medicine and emergency department management services for hospitals, announced today the completion of a strategic merger with Eastern Carolina Emergency Physicians (“ECEP”), a provider of outsourced emergency department management services in North Carolina.
Emergency Care Partners Recognized as One of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare in 2023
PENSACOLA, Fla., May 23, 2023 (Newswire.com) – Emergency Care Partners has been selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the 2023 Best Places to Work in Healthcare.
Emergency Care Partners Announces New Partner in Oklahoma
PENSACOLA, Fla., December 5, 2022 (Newswire.com) – Emergency Care Partners (ECP) is pleased to announce it has partnered with McAlester Regional Health Center (MRHC) in McAlester, Oklahoma to provide emergency medicine services.
Arizona Emergency Medicine Specialists Joins Emergency Care Partners
May 2, 2022, PENSACOLA, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Emergency Care Partners (“ECP”), a leading national provider of emergency medicine and emergency department management services for hospitals, has announced the completion of a strategic merger with Arizona Emergency Medicine Specialists (“AEMS”), a provider of outsourced emergency department management services in Lake Havasu, Arizona.
Emergency Care Partners Joins with Hernando County Emergency Physicians
October 22, 2021, PENSACOLA, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Emergency Care Partners (“ECP”), a leading national provider of emergency medicine and emergency department management services for hospitals, today announced the completion of a strategic merger with Hernando County Emergency Physicians (“HCEP”), a provider of outsourced emergency department management services in Florida.
Emergency Care Partners Joins with Illinois Emergency Medicine Specialists
September 16, 2019 PENSACOLA, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Emergency Care Partners (“ECP”), a leading regional provider of emergency medicine and outsourced emergency department management services to hospital facilities across Louisiana, New York, and Pennsylvania, today announced the completion of a strategic merger with Illinois Emergency Medicine Specialists (“IEMS”), a Chicago-based provider of outsourced emergency department management services in Illinois.
Emergency Care Partners Merges with Ascension Emergency Physicians
April 24, 2019, PENSACOLA, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Emergency Care Partners (“ECP”), a leading regional provider of emergency medicine and outsourced emergency department management services to hospital facilities across Louisiana, New York, and Pennsylvania, today announced a strategic merger with Ascension Emergency Physicians (“AEP”). AEP is a Gonzales, Louisiana-based provider of outsourced emergency department management services to Our Lady of the Lake Ascension (f/k/a St. Elizabeth Hospital).
Emergency Care Partners Merges with Progressive Emergency Physicians, Appoints Bill Yarbrough as CEO of Combined Business
February 11, 2019, LAFAYETTE, La.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Emergency Care Partners (“ECP”), a leading regional provider of emergency medicine and outsourced emergency department management services to hospital facilities across Louisiana, today announced a strategic merger with Progressive Emergency Physicians (“PEP”), a leading Long Island, New York based provider of outsourced emergency department management services to care facilities across New York and Pennsylvania.
Varsity Healthcare Partners Completes Recapitalization and Growth Capital Partnership with Professional Emergency Medicine Management (PEMM) and Professional Emergency Physician Associates (PEPA)
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Varsity Healthcare Partners (“VHP”), a leading lower middle-market private equity firm focused on healthcare services, announced today the completion of a joint recapitalization transaction and growth capital partnership with the shareholders of Professional Emergency Medicine Management (“PEMM”) and Professional Emergency Physicians Associates (“PEPA”), both leading providers of emergency medicine and emergency department management services to hospitals across Louisiana.
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