PHILADELPHIA— Penn Medicine has entered into an agreement with PMA Medical Specialists, a multispecialty physician network, to join the health system in an integration that will take effect in February.
PMA Medical Specialists includes over 40 primary and specialty care providers in primary care, endocrinology, gastroenterology, rheumatology, pulmonology, sleep medicine, and more. The 12 PMA Medical Specialists practices have been serving patients in Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties for more than 50 years, with locations in Havertown, Limerick, Collegeville, Phoenixville, Pottstown, Schwenksville, and Springfield. Practices in Delaware County operate as Prime Health Network, which is a division of PMA.
For over 50 years, PMA patients have received personalized attention and exceptional care close to their home. Integration with Penn Medicine will provide patients with increased access to Penn Medicine specialists across the region, enhanced technology solutions including a single electronic medical record across all care sites, and a renewed commitment to exceptional patient care in their community.
PMA patients do not need to take any action to transfer their care to Penn Medicine. The integration process is underway and will provide a seamless transition of care.
Penn Medicine is one of the world’s leading academic medical centers, dedicated to the related missions of medical education, biomedical research, excellence in patient care, and community service. The organization consists of the University of Pennsylvania Health System and Penn’s Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine, founded in 1765 as the nation’s first medical school.
The Perelman School of Medicine is consistently among the nation's top recipients of funding from the National Institutes of Health, with $550 million awarded in the 2022 fiscal year. Home to a proud history of “firsts” in medicine, Penn Medicine teams have pioneered discoveries and innovations that have shaped modern medicine, including recent breakthroughs such as CAR T cell therapy for cancer and the mRNA technology used in COVID-19 vaccines.
The University of Pennsylvania Health System’s patient care facilities stretch from the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania to the New Jersey shore. These include the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Chester County Hospital, Lancaster General Health, Penn Medicine Princeton Health, and Pennsylvania Hospital—the nation’s first hospital, founded in 1751. Additional facilities and enterprises include Good Shepherd Penn Partners, Penn Medicine at Home, Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital, and Princeton House Behavioral Health, among others.
Penn Medicine is an $11.1 billion enterprise powered by more than 49,000 talented faculty and staff.