Physician Future
St. Mary Medical $70 million expansion to bring new jobs to Bucks County (Langhorne, PA)
Bucks County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution concerning the financing and refinancing of upcoming capital projects that would expand Saint Mary Medical Center in Langhorne, PA. Saint Mary Medical Center President Greg Wozniak briefed the commissioners about the proposed expansions. “We will expand our Emergency Department and our Trauma Center – the only [...]
Third Annual National Pediatric Subspecialty Physician Compensation, Production, and Benefits Survey
ECG Management Consultants, Inc. Releases Findings From Its Third Annual National Pediatric Subspecialty Physician Compensation, Production, and Benefits Survey. ECG’s pediatric survey analyzes and reports information from nearly 2,000 pediatric subspecialist providers representing 41 subspecialties. The survey comprises critical data such as detailed pediatric compensation and production metrics by subspecialty and region, including total compensation, [...]
Bill Complicates Drive to Add Primary Care Doctors
A handful of Democratic senators are pushing to change pending health-care legislation so that it would help increase the country’s stock of primary-care doctors, heeding warnings that the bill may exacerbate the difficulty some Americans already have in finding a doctor. Medical colleges, backed by some Democrats, want funding for 15,000 more slots for graduate [...]
Public Option Included in Health Care Reform Bill
Today the US House of Representatives introduced a health-care reform bill that includes a public option. Here’s an excerpt from The Washington Post: House health-care reform bill includes public option House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) unveiled a health-care reform bill Thursday that includes a government insurance option and a historic expansion of Medicaid, and seemed [...]
Fewer Physicians Starting Up Solo Practices
According to American Medical News (October 2009), fewer physicians are starting up solo practices due to higher start-up costs, their desire for work-life balance and low reimbursement rates. Here’s an excerpt: Ownership loses its luster: Physicians less likely to go solo The percentage of physicians who own their own practices varies anywhere from 30% to [...]
North Florida Regional plans $35 million expansion to begin early next year
North Florida Regional Medical Center plans $35 million expansion to begin early next year. It will include a 46,500-square-foot intensive care unit with 24 patient rooms, renovation of an existing area for 12 new telemetry beds, and construction of a 562-car parking garage. Construction will last 14 to 18 months. The hospital will have 353 [...]
Seeking Interventional Cardiologist for St. Louis County Practice!
The Heart Care Group is seeking an additional Interventional Cardiologist. Join Drs. Laurence Berarducci, Lawrence Davis, Aaron Dimmitt, Matthew Fraley, Antonio Penilla, and Erica Uppstrom. Our growth position offers you a shared call to become 1:7. Outpatient offices located in close proximity to the hospital. You will receive an attractive starting compensation package plus have [...]
Primary Care – Signing bonus and one of the fastest growing areas in the state of Missouri!
Barnes-Jewish St. Peters and BJC Medical Group have the ideal opportunity for YOU. Establish your practice in one of the fastest growing areas in the state of Missouri and have a shared call arrangement. We are seeking primary care physicians for several unique practice settings.
VHA Inc. Hires Hospital CEO as Vice President of Market Management and Business Development for Its Mountain States Region
VHA Inc., hired Gene L. O’Hara, FACHE, as vice president of market management and business development for its Mountain States regional office. O’Hara was recently chief executive officer of Banner Health’s North Colorado Medical Center, Greeley, Co. Within the Providence Health and Services System, he served as the chief executive officer at Providence Alaska Medical [...]
St. Francis Hospital & Health Centers Proceeds with $265M Expansion Project
St. Francis Hospital & Health Centers in Beech Grove, Indiana announced Friday to proceed with the $265.M expansion project. Six months ago the hospital stated it would halt the construction. Sisters of St. Francis Health Services Board of Trustees gave the green light to continue. St. Francis expects that there will be 300 construction workers [...]