Founded in 1984, The Pennington Group is a management consulting firm specializing in providing professional business and strategic planning services to Hospitals, Medical Groups, and Physicians. The founder and President of the firm, Joel May, is a veteran of more than 30 years experience in the health care field, serving in senior executive positions for leading university affiliated teaching medical centers in Chicago and New Jersey.

The consulting group's Associates are experienced senior professionals in health care, law, accounting, computer systems and financial areas to support specific client projects. This approach assures clients of high quality, individualized, cost-effective outcomes.

The emphasis at The Pennington Group is on creative decision making that reflects sound, implementable recommendations that result in positive bottom-line financial results for clients; namely, maximum profitability in a rapidly changing health care marketplace.