North Hollywood, Calif., Apr. 9, 2007 – IPC–The Hospitalist Company announced today it has expanded into the state of Georgia with the acquisition of Magna Care Hospitalists of Macon, Georgia. The Magna Care practice includes seven physicians and one nurse practitioner. Currently, the practice provides hospitalist services to four medical facilities in the Macon area.

“Magna Care is a highly respected practice, and we are pleased to support their continued growth and contribution to the communities of patients they serve,” said Glenn Appelbaum, Executive Director of IPC-Georgia. “There is a tremendous opportunity to expand and to deliver quality hospitalist care in the Macon area as well as in nearby areas such as Atlanta.  We look forward to growing our IPC practice in the state of Georgia.”

“We believe IPC’s technology and infrastructure will be beneficial in supporting our growth and the continued delivery of high-quality care to our patients,” said Dr. Mufid Othman, President of Magna Care and now Regional Director for IPC.  “Effective hospitalist care relies upon a deep infrastructure, and it was important for us to identify a partner that had an existing and highly developed program to complement our strengths. IPC is the right choice for us.”

About IPC–The Hospitalist Company

IPC-The Hospitalist Company is the largest provider of hospitalist medicine in the United States.   Founded by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Adam Singer, M.D. in 1995, IPC manages hospitalist practices in over 200 facilities across 15 states.  IPC delivers hospital-specific solutions to improve the quality of inpatient care and the satisfaction of medical and nursing staff. IPC provides physician-driven, locally-delivered inpatient care supported by its proprietary IPC-LINK® information technology and other corporate services such as billing and collections, provider recruitment, marketing, training and education.  IPC employs more than 600 healthcare providers and also offers selected services to non-IPC providers. For more information visit www.hospitalist.com