Middle Tennessee Pharmacy Services (MTPS), a member of Guardian Pharmacy Services, one of the nation’s largest and most innovative long-term care (LTC) pharmacy companies, today announced the acquisition of the long-standing LTC and MEDIpack service lines from TwelveStone Health Partners, a leading provider of comprehensive chronic care medication services. The deal will enable MTPS to better serve residents in assisted living, skilled nursing, and behavioral health communities, as well as individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and outpatient consumers throughout Tennessee, Southern Kentucky and Northern Alabama. 

Russ Spivey and David Brown co-founded Shelbyville-based MTPS in 2005 and have steadily increased their footprint over the past 19 years through the 2012 opening of Guardian Mid-South Pharmacy in Memphis and the 2013 launch of East Tennessee Pharmacy Services in Knoxville. This latest expansion will increase their total customer base by 17%. The newly acquired pharmacy, located in Murfreesboro, will continue to operate as TwelveStone, serving its existing LTC customers and their residents. All 34 TwelveStone employees will join the MTPS team. 

"We share TwelveStone’s commitment to exceptional customer service and care, and we're excited to build on their strong reputation serving senior living residents in the region," said Russ Spivey, co-president and founder of MTPS. "This acquisition enhances our ability to better serve LTC communities across Tennessee, and areas in Kentucky, and Alabama, and we look forward to integrating TwelveStone's talented team into our operations."

The acquisition comes at a time when TwelveStone is narrowing focus on their rapidly growing infusion service business including 21 infusion centers in the southeastern US across Georgia, Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee. 

 Said Shane Reeves, chief executive officer, TwelveStone Health Partners, “We are honored that our LTC Pharmacy and MEDIpack service will continue in the hands of such a trusted provider.”

Reeves and Rick Sain built a small healthcare business into a multi-million-dollar enterprise reaching across the state of Tennessee with specialties in retail pharmacy, compounding, respiratory, infusion therapy, home medical equipment, immunizations, diabetic care, LTC pharmacy and MEDIpack. For more than 25 years, the thriving LTC pharmacy business has serviced 140 facilities representing 40,000+ patients. MEDIpack, created by TwelveStone, offers pharmacy services to nearly 3,000 patients with chronic conditions across 11 states.

 “This divestiture of ancillary service lines allows us to concentrate on the fast-growing infusion service model the company has created,” shared Jozef Nuyens, chief strategy officer, TwelveStone Health Partners. 

Founded in 2004, Guardian Pharmacy Services now has 50 locations serving 36 states. For more information, visit www.guardianpharmacy.com.