NuPhysicia, the parent group of InPlace Medical Solutions, has announced the formation of NUPHYSICIA SERVICOS MEDICOS OFFSHORE LTDA, its Brazil-based subsidiary providing physician services to its Brazil-based customers.
Oscar Boultinghouse, senior vice president of NuPhysicia, said: “The creation of our Brazil subsidiary is a milestone event for NuPhysicia and our InPlace Medical Solutions brand. This excellent in-country physician group has been organised to best serve our regional InPlace Medical Solutions customers.”
NuPhysicia Servicos Medicos Offshore LTDA will offer 24/7 services from its offices in Rio de Janiero, with Brazilian physicians providing care to personnel on offshore rigs and remote sites in the region. Through the InPlace Medical Solutions’ video-telemedicine medical service, physicians examine and diagnose ailments of offshore workers remotely.
Shannon Caldwell, executive director for offshore and remote services for NuPhysicia, said: “This is a great step forward for InPlace Medical. Several of our customers have requested services in this region, and the establishment of this exclusive Brazilian doctor’s group allows us to expand our global service coverage.”