Ambulatory Services of America, Inc. Announces Joint Venture to Operation Radiation
Oncology Facility in Dallas, Texas
Nashville, Tennessee – 07/01/08
Ambulatory Services of America, Inc. announced the formation of ROSA of North Dallas, LLP, its fifth joint
venture to provide outpatient radiation oncology services. ROSA of North Dallas is a joint venture between
ASA’s subsidiary, Radiation Oncology Services of America, and some of the former owners of Landmark
Radiation Dallas LP. ROSA of North Dallas will own and operate the Northpoint Cancer Center facility in
Dallas, Texas that was previously owned and operated by Landmark Radiation Dallas.
ROSA of North Dallas will offer state-of-the-art cancer treatment services, including intensity-modulated
radiation therapy (IMRT) and image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) in the Dallas center. The joint venture
expects to build on Landmark Radiation’s legacy of providing high-quality cancer care to the residents of the
north Dallas area. Edward Gilbert, M.D. will serve as medical director for ROSA of North Dallas, and Dr.
Timothy Nichols will also continue to provide professional radiation oncology services at the facility.
Dr. Gilbert said, “We look forward to working with Ambulatory Services of America and Radiation Oncology
Services of America to provide a full range of radiation therapy services to patients in North Dallas. We are
pleased to have worked with Landmark Radiation to build the North Dallas center and look forward to a long
relationship with ASA and ROSA.”
Timothy Martin, President and Chief Executive Officer of ASA, said, “We are excited to expand our presence
in the Dallas area and Texas generally. With the formation of ROSA of North Dallas, we now own and
operate three radiation oncology centers in Texas, with two in the Dallas metropolitan area. We look forward
to working with our new affiliated physicians to provide high quality care to cancer patients.”
Ambulatory Services of America, headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee, is a diversified health care services
company that provides alternative site services in partnership with physicians. ASA, through its primary
subsidiaries Radiation Oncology Services of America, Inc. and Renal Services of America, Inc. owns, operates
and manages facilities providing radiation oncology services and dialysis services. After the acquisition, ASA
will own interests in and operate 41 dialysis centers and 13 radiation oncology centers in nine states and the
territory of Guam. ASA also manages three other dialysis centers.
Contact:
Douglas B. Chappell
Chief Financial Officer
(615) 250-1770