Atria Health Launches Proven Model Nationwide to Empower Independent Cardiology Practices

Atria Health partners with cardiologists to build independent practices, providing the capital, expertise and innovation to scale and help them thrive in the value-based care era.

Company collaborates with leading Pennsylvania cardiology group to launch ambulatory surgical center and drive significant growth.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Atria Health, a physician-owned company that helps independent cardiology practices thrive, today announced its nationwide launch to scale its innovative model. Atria Health partners with cardiovascular physicians to build and sustain independent, physician-led practices, providing the capital, expertise, and innovation to deliver patient-centered care, operate sustainably, reclaim the value they create, and achieve greater career satisfaction.

The company provides an alternative private equity model that invests in – but does not own – independent practices. The model is designed to ensure physicians retain control, receive fair deal terms and hold shared equity in their growing enterprise. Atria Health's nationwide launch follows a successful collaboration with a leading cardiology group in Pennsylvania that demonstrated Atria Health's ability to maintain excellent care quality, expand service lines, including launching an ambulatory surgical center (ASC), and drive significant growth for the practice.

Backed by Cypress Ridge Capital, Atria Health provides its physician partners with more than just an investment, including a full suite of resources, infrastructure and support services that empower physicians to practice the way they want. The company was founded by a team of experienced clinical and operational leaders who deeply understand the demands and challenges of successfully building and scaling a provider organization in today's competitive landscape.

"We give independent cardiology practices the opportunity to grow, innovate and deliver world-class care on their own terms," said Matt Eakins, MD, Co-founder and CEO of Atria Health. "By combining capital with operational and strategic expertise, we enable practices to expand services, improve efficiency and maintain autonomy. Together, we can create a healthcare model that works for physicians, patients and the entire system."

Atria Health's partnership model enables cardiologists by addressing the barriers that often prevent growth, ensuring practices expand their reach and deliver more comprehensive care. Key support includes:

• Capital and Strategic Expertise: Investments to scale practice operations, introduce new services and modernize infrastructure, including providing capital and operational support to build new ASCs, office-based labs and numerous other services.
• Operational and Administrative Support: Streamlined workflows and tailored solutions that reduce administrative burdens and enhance efficiency. Whether it's help with standing up ancillary services or navigating independence from a health system, Atria Health's flexible support model provides practices with the exact resources they need to succeed.
• Clinical Innovation: Resources to implement evidence-based care and navigate the shift to value-based care, while always keeping the patient and physician at the center.

Cardiovascular disease impacts nearly half of U.S. adults, stands as the nation's leading cause of death, and is the most expensive condition to treat, making independent cardiology practices essential for delivering accessible, community-based care. Despite their critical role in reducing costs and easing disease burden – especially in underserved communities – these practices face mounting administrative, regulatory and financial pressures. As a result, many cardiologists have been forced to relinquish their independence, joining larger health systems or private equity rollups focused more on profits than patient care.

Atria Health aims to reverse this trend by helping independent practices navigate systemic challenges head-on to optimize operational efficiency and growth initiatives. Additionally, by enabling independent practices to launch new service lines like outpatient labs and imaging centers, Atria Health also brings down the total cost of cardiology care for patients and their insurers by expanding access to lower-cost, higher-quality alternative care sites.

Atria Health already is proving its model works. The company recently partnered with AMS Cardiology, a comprehensive cardiovascular practice in the greater Philadelphia area, helping the practice maintain its independence and grow sustainably. As part of the partnership, Atria built a new ASC that performs low-risk outpatient procedures like diagnostic cardiac catheterizations, coronary interventions, electrophysiologic procedures, and more. AMS Cardiology's new facility became the first ASC ever to perform a coronary angioplasty with stent placement in Pennsylvania. The facility additionally includes nuclear testing, cardiac imaging and intensive cardiac rehab services, all in one outpatient location, making it more accessible, efficient and cost-effective for patients. 

"With 19 cardiologists and six nurse practitioners, AMS has been a leading cardiology group in Philadelphia for more than 40 years. We partnered with Atria Health because they were committed to creating long-term value as opposed to what we were seeing in the market today with large private equity-backed cardiovascular organizations that buy and flip practices," said Adam M. Cohen, M.D., President of AMS Cardiology and Atria Health board member. "They have helped us expand our capabilities by supporting practice operations, spearheading the development of new cardiac services – including our ASC – and facilitating our transition to value-based care. The partnership has been everything we'd hoped it would be and more."

By demonstrating its model, Atria Health is now set to expand with new cardiology practice partners across the country, starting in several new states over the next year.

About Atria Health

A physician-owned organization of high-performing, independent heart specialists, Atria Health offers a truly integrated partnership approach that helps independent cardiology practices thrive and maintain their autonomy. The company provides the capital, expertise and innovation to launch new ventures, improve decision-making, drive efficiency and transition to value-based care. With Atria Health, physicians retain true independence via full ownership and control of their practice. The company is backed by Cypress Ridge Partners and is headquartered in Pennsylvania. For more information, visit atriahealth.co.

SOURCE Atria Health Opco Inc.