IPC The Hospitalist Company, Inc., a physician group practice focused on hospitalist medicine, completed its previously announced acquisition of Inpatient Clinical Solutions, Inc., an acute care practice headquartered in Coral Springs, Fla. The acquisition represents the North Hollywood-based company’s continued expansion in South Florida, where IPC already has a presence. IPC expects to add approximately 80,000 patient visits on an annualized basis from this acquisition. ICS is the company’s third acquisition since January. –Judy Temes