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It certainly doesn’t rival its $8.9 billion purchase of , but ’s recent of Connecticut-based group and its 30 locations is still significant.

The primary care provider also offers a range of specialty services, including cardiology, ophthalmology, endocrinology, nephrology and geriatric care. Starling’s value-based care delivery model also fits well with Summit Health’s approach. With the two acquisitions, VillageMD, which is majority owned by , is rapidly building significant operations in the Northeast region of the country and other markets.

Starling also shares VillageMD’s vision for supporting a physician-led model. Earlier this year, VillageMD CEO Tim Barry said he believes there’s a continuing recognition among physicians that there’s a better way to deliver care in a more integrated, connected and coordinated way.

The combination of Summit Health and Starling Physicians gives VillageMD more than 680 locations and 20,000 employees caring for 7 million patients across 26 states.

“It used to be that we would just talk about primary care doctors all the time,” Barry said in a January interview. “I think it’s starting to pick up at a bigger and bigger pace with other specialties.”