Retina Consultants of America Launches with Four Leading Partner Practices
Retina Consultants of America (RCA), a physician management services organization recently formed by Webster Equity Partners, launched with four retina specialty practices. Practices include Retina Consultants of Houston, Retina Group of Florida, Long Island Vitreoretinal Consultants, and Retinal Consultants Serving Northern California. These practices represent leading retina specialists throughout the United States.
Headquartered in Southlake, Texas, RCA will identify and partner with leading retina specialists who seek a strategic partner with the capital resources and expertise to invest in their practice infrastructure and position them for continued growth in their markets. By joining RCA, physicians will continue to deliver patient care and further enhance clinical quality through collaboration with their new colleagues and RCA’s resources and management team, according to a company news release.
“This is an exciting time for Retina Consultants of America, and we are proud to be partnering with these premier practices,” David M. Brown, MD, of Retina Consultants of Houston, said in a news release. “We are committed to delivering the highest quality care and that aligns directly with RCA. This network should allow us to increase our participation and impact in clinical trials and expand our presence within the markets we serve, positively impacting the lives of more patients.”
“What makes RCA unique is that it is retina-specific. We designed this network with the common goal of bringing together key opinion leaders in the field to provide the best patient care to individuals with retinal disease,” said Robert Grabow, CEO of RCA. “With more than 7 million Americans suffering from diabetic retinopathy and another 11 million elderly Americans with some degree of age-related macular degeneration, there is a growing need to have the highest quality specialists come together to save sight.”
RCA has created a business model that enables retina specialists to retain autonomy and ownership, augmented by sharing best practices and executive management support. Practices within the network will continue to drive all clinical decisions and remain highly involved in strategic operations.
“We recognized an opportunity to create a network that can help support and grow independent retina specialists. Retina Consultants of America represents a new and unique strategic partnership for independent groups,” said John Garbarino, Partner, Webster Equity Partners. “RCA and its network of leading retina practices join Webster Equity Partners’ healthcare services portfolio as another company designed to deliver solutions for independent healthcare providers in a system that continues to become more complex.”