PALM DESERT, Calif., Feb. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Altus HealthCare Incorporated today announced the appointment of Mark A. Smith, M.D. to its subsidiary Altus Physicians Services, Incorporated. Dr. Smith has accepted the position of Executive Vice President of Physician Services, which carries the responsibility for building the company's physician syndicates in key regional areas. Dr. Smith is a supporter of the Altus healthcare model, a solution capable of delivering needed care to those that fall outside of the current healthcare system. Altus' physician syndicates comprise the backbone of the Altus Physician Network, a nationwide equity-owned association of recognized, exceptionally well-qualified surgeons.
Dr. Smith brings to his position exceptional qualifications of his own. He is a Board Certified General Surgeon, with special certification in General Vascular Surgery, Laser Assisted Angioplasty and is further certified by the American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Physicians. Dr. Smith performed his residency in General Surgery at the University of Kansas Medical Center and his fellowship in Vascular and Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He is currently appointed to the Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, California, and the world- renowned Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, California. Dr. Smith has held numerous positions from head of peer review committees through to President of select medical committees, as well as professional memberships as a fellow in the American College of Surgeons, Southwest Surgical Society, American Board Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians and the American College of Physician Executives. He is published and is well recognized for the seminars he delivers on topics ranging from effective Medical Staff leadership, to credentialing and privileging, peer review and surgical team summit. While with Altus Dr. Smith will continue to operate his private practice in Palm Springs, California. Altus is indeed proud to have Dr. Smith as a key executive supporting the company's efforts to expand its healthcare model nationwide.
About Altus
Altus provides administrative and patient focused services to the greater healthcare community. Its focus is on bridging gaps in the healthcare system where the system fails to deliver the services needed. In particular, it serves the natural network formed by Patients, Physicians and Healthcare Facilities by providing physicians and clinical facility operators with strategic services which orient their business to more effectively serve the patient and helping patients connect with the best facility and physician to meet their needs. Altus does this by creating "networks" of physicians and healthcare facilities that represent "best of breed" and that have the time and desire to work with new patients. Altus' focus is on the health and wellness vertical, targeting elective weight loss surgery, cosmetic surgery and those forms of outpatient surgery conducive to Ambulatory Surgery Centers (e.g. orthopedic, podiatric, arthroscopic, general surgery et al).
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include words like "may," "expects," "believes," and "intends" and describe opinions about future events. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Altus to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Some of these risks are: changes in relationships with clients and vendors; the impact of competitive products, services and technological changes; risks relating to the development of new products and services; the ability to implement technological and systemic improvements; the ability of Altus to obtain and retain clients and customers. These and other factors are identified and more fully explained under the heading "Risk Factors" in the company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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