ORANGEBURG, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Colonial Healthcare is pleased to announce the addition of Padgett Medical Centers, a leading family medicine practice in Orangeburg and Bamberg, South Carolina, to its network of family physician offices. Located throughout South Carolina, Colonial Healthcare is a network of family medicine, and other specialty practices, comprised of community-based, caring physicians providing compassionate medical, laboratory, and diagnostic services. Colonial Healthcare physicians are committed to providing the most innovative, and personalized care to their patients. With the addition of Padgett Medical Centers, Colonial Healthcare now employs more than 20 physicians across 5 counties in South Carolina. “For years, Padgett Medial Centers has demonstrated their commitment to providing excellent patient care independently, and is representative of the type of practice that fits well with the Colonial Healthcare model,” said Tom Watson, CEO of Colonial Healthcare.

Colonial Healthcare is owned and managed by Family Care Partners. Family Care Partners provides its physicians access to a scaled and efficient shared services support system that is field tested and proven. The support system includes a robust operational infrastructure, centralized support services, and advanced practice management and electronic medical record technology, which enable physicians to focus on delivering superior care to their patients. “We were interested in working with an organization that provided us with the necessary administrative support, allowing us to focus on patient care,” said Dr. Dale Padgett, founder of Padgett Medical Centers, about why he chose to join Colonial Healthcare.

About Colonial Healthcare and Family Care Partners:

Located throughout South Carolina, Colonial Healthcare is a network of family medicine, and other specialty practices, comprised of community-based, caring physicians and specialists providing compassionate medical, laboratory, and diagnostic services. Headquartered in Fort Mill, South Carolina, Family Care Partners is a private organization that purchases primary and urgent care practices in an effort to create the largest independent primary and preventative care companies in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. Family Care partners emphasizes providing physicians the process and managerial infrastructure needed to accomplish goals, and spur efficiency to drive outstanding care and quality outcomes. To learn more, visit www.colonialhealthcare.com and www.fcpmgmt.com.

About Padgett Medical Centers:

With over 33 years of dedicated service and care to families, Padgett Medical Centers is a family practice physician’s group with two convenient locations serving Orangeburg and Bamberg, South Carolina Communities. Dedicated clinicians and healthcare professionals offer families medical options at every life stage from newborns to seniors. To learn more visit:www.padgettmedicalcenters.com.