DALLAS, May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Radiologix, Inc. (Amex: RGX), a
leading national provider of diagnostic imaging services, announced that it
has sold one wholly owned diagnostic imaging center and five joint venture
diagnostic imaging centers to Baptist Health System, San Antonio, an affiliate
of Vanguard Health Systems, Inc., for $10.5 million in cash. In addition,
Radiologix has retained certain receivables with an estimated value of
$1.8 million.
All six diagnostic imaging centers are located in San Antonio, Texas. The
transaction closed today and is effective as of May 1, 2004.
"We are happy to have successfully completed this transaction," said
Stephen D. Linehan, president and chief executive officer of Radiologix. "The
sale of these assets gives us the opportunity to focus on improving our
position in our existing markets and operating the diagnostic imaging centers
in our markets more efficiently, and provides us additional capital to expand
our business."
About Radiologix
Radiologix (http://www.radiologix.com ) is a leading national provider of
diagnostic imaging services, owning and operating multi-modality diagnostic
imaging centers that use advanced imaging technologies such as positron
emission tomography ("PET"), magnetic resonance imaging ("MRI"), computed
tomography ("CT") and nuclear medicine, as well as x-ray, general radiography,
mammography, ultrasound and fluoroscopy. The diagnostic images created and
the radiology reports based on these images, enable more accurate diagnosis
and more efficient management of illness for ordering physicians. Radiologix
owns or operates 96 diagnostic imaging centers located in 14 states as of
May 7, 2004.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements that relate to
future financial results or business expectations and are made pursuant to the
safe harbor provisions of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such
statements give our current expectations or forecasts of future events; they
do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Any forward-looking
statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made. The
information in this press release is as of May 7, 2004. Radiologix undertakes
no obligation to update any forward-looking statement or statements to reflect
new events or circumstances or future developments.
We have tried, whenever possible, to identify such statements by using
words such as "anticipated," "estimates," "expect," "project," "intend,"
"plan," "believe," "will" and similar expressions in connection with any
discussion of future operations or financial performances. These statements
are subject to risks and uncertainties that exist in the Company's operations
and business environment. Business plans may change as circumstances warrant
and actual results may differ materially from any forward-looking statements,
which reflect the management's opinion only as of the date hereof. Such risks
and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those associated with the
Company's acquisition and expansion strategy; integration of the Company's
affiliated physician practices and newly acquired imaging centers; the
Company's ability to achieve operating efficiencies and engage in successful
new development efforts; interruption of operations in certain regions due to
severe weather or other extraordinary events; recruitment and retention of
technologists by Radiologix and radiologists by the contracted radiology
groups; regulatory changes; the enforceability of its Service Agreements and
related documents; reimbursement trends; governmental policies; and general
economic and business conditions. Such risks and uncertainties, as well as
additional risk factors which could affect the forward-looking statements made
in this press release, are included in the Company's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2003, and its periodic reports on Forms 10-Q
and 8-K (if any).
We cannot guarantee that any forward-looking statements will be realized,
although we believe we have been prudent in our plans and assumptions.
Achievement of future results is subject to risks, uncertainties and
potentially inaccurate assumptions. Should known or unknown risks or
uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove inaccurate,
actual results could vary materially from past results and those anticipated,
estimated or projected. Investors should bear this in mind as they consider
forward-looking statements.
SOURCE Radiologix, Inc.
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