Memphis Obstetrics and Gynecological Association, PC (MOGA) one of the largest private providers of women's healthcare in the Memphis area has merged with of Women's Health Specialists (WHS) and this month will become a division of MOGA.

The addition of WHS makes MOGA one of the largest OB/GYN provider groups in the southeast, bringing the total number of providers to 39. MOGA currently employs 150 other additional support full-time employees and now is in seven locations, including East Memphis, Germantown, and DeSoto County in Mississippi, plus this, its newest location in the Wolfchase area at 8110 N. Brother Blvd.

Dr. Thomas Stovall, Managing Partner at WHS, said the merger, the third in the past decade, allows its groups to become "stronger and able to provide expanded services and more efficient care to our patients while maintaining quality obstetrical and gynecologic care."

Dr. Aric Giddens, MOGA President, will allow the practice to remain independent rather than owned by a larger system.