contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . december 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . april 2014 it has been suggested that this article be merged into adeptus health . discuss proposed since august 2016 . first choice emergency room industry healthcare founded 2002 2002 founder jack novak richard covert headquarters flower mound texas united states number of locations 52 area served texas colorado key people thomas s. hall ceo services freestanding emergency rooms revenue 98.5 million 2012 number of employees 1 800 1 parent adeptus health website fcer.com first choice emergency room is a flower mound texas based company that operates freestanding emergency rooms in texas and colorado . 2 3 it is the largest and oldest such provider in the us . 4 first choice was founded by jack novak in 2002 . inc. magazine ranked first choice as one of the fastest growing businesses in the u.s. in 2010 2011 and 2012 under ceo and founder novak . 3 in 2012 sterling partners invested 59 million in the business . 5 first choice generated 98.5 million in revenue in 2012 up from 41.3 million in 2009 . 3 the company has 52 locations . 6 7 first choice emergency room is owned and operated by adeptus health . 8 in may 2016 adeptus health reached an agreement with texas health resources to align its first choice emergency room locations and rebrand most of its texas locations as texas health facilities . 9 in august 2016 adeptus reached a similar agreement with mount carmel health system in ohio . 10 references edit first choice emergency room improves data center efficiency and network security pdf . retrieved october 11 2014 . laden rich . ex blockbuster store being transformed into er . gazette.com . retrieved february 25 2013 . a b c first choice emergency room . inc. magazine . retrieved february 28 2013 . new first choice emergency room facility set to open in austin texas . san francisco gate . retrieved february 25 2013 . hethcock bill . first choice emergency room plans 100m expansion . dallas business journal . retrieved august 26 2016 . bill hethcock . first choice freestanding er chain growing fast . dallas business journal . retrieved march 12 2014 . sabrina rodak . hca first er partner to smooth patient transfers to hospitals . becker s hospital review . retrieved march 12 2014 . adeptus health announces pricing of initial public offering . marketwatch . june 25 2014 . retrieved august 10 2014 . hethcock bill may 11 2016 . texas health resources and first choice er operator adeptus health join forces . dallas business journal . retrieved august 26 2016 . ghose carrie august 5 2016 . hilliard hospital fills gap in mouth carmel network kicks off venture with er operator adeptus . columbus business first . retrieved august 22 2016 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title first choice emergency room & oldid 736345924 categories companies established in 2002health care companies of the united statescompanies based in texas2002 establishments in texashidden categories articles with a promotional tone from december 2014all articles with a promotional toneorphaned articles from april 2014all orphaned articlesarticles to be merged from august 2016all articles to be merged navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 26 august 2016 at 21 05 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view