"Clinical Colleagues, Inc. (CCI) is privately owned and was founded in 2004 by Paul Gerdes and Kurt Zumwalt.
Prior to founding Clinical Colleagues, Inc., Kurt was Vice President of Practice Development for a national practice management organization where he successfully created cost-effective, service-focused partnership with hospitals
Prior to founding Clinical Colleagues, Inc., Paul started and managed a Texas-based anesthesia management group called Clinical Partners, PA. His experience also includes serving as Vice President of Practice Development for an East Coast-based practice management organization"
So Two VP's of a national AMC break off to start their own regional AMC.