Physicians
The following is a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs). To read the answer to each question, please click on the question.
Questions:
The CEO’s of the Health Management hospitals are directly responsible for all recruitment activities for their respective hospitals. However, each hospital division of Health Management has a dedicated physician recruiter to assist you in meeting your needs. Please visit our Contact page by clicking here: Physician Recruiting Contacts
In addition, Health Management hospitals work with a variety of recruitment firms and will work with any recruiting firm with which a physician has an established relationship.
For a list of current Health Management Hospital Physician Needs and Opportunities, please click here: Physician Recruiting Needs and Opportunities
There are basically two distinct models that Health Management hospitals use to relocate physicians to their communities; recruitment to private practice is, by far, the more popular and widely used method of recruitment. Under this model, the local Health Management hospital may provide a recruited physician with financial assistance, for a limited period of time, to help the recruited physician establish and maintain a private medical practice.
Employment is the alternative model. Employed physicians are usually paid a base salary for one year, and thereafter, are compensated based on their individual productivity.
For more information on our physician practice arrangements, please visit PracticeWithHealthManagement.com.
All Health Management hospitals engage independent companies specializing in physician needs assessments in order to recommend physician levels for each relevant specialty based on community demographic information, utilization, attrition analysis and standardized physician-to-population ratios. Before any Health Management hospital agrees to recruit a physician of any specialty to its community, there has already been independent expert verification that the community has a need for a physician who practices that specialty. In Health Management’s experience, physicians who relocate to and establish their practices in communities that have demonstrated demands for additional physicians increase the likelihood that their medical practices will be successful.
Health Management hospitals want their recruited physicians to establish a medical practice in a manner that will best suit their own needs and the needs of the community. Health Management hospitals generally regard established medical practices as ideal practice opportunities for new recruits, and will support recruited physicians' efforts to find opportunities with established medical practices.
The medical services that each Health Management hospital offers may vary. Generally, however, each Health Management hospital offers at least the following services: emergency departments, general surgical services, medical services and outpatient services (imaging, lab, etc.). Some, but not all, of the Health Management hospitals also offer more specialized services, including obstetrics, open heart surgery, radiation oncology, neurosurgery, bariatric surgery, pediatrics, urology, rehabilitation services, and other services.
Health Management subscribes to the highest standards of relative to the operation of its facilities. All Health Management hospitals are accredited by the Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO).
Health Management hospitals seek to recruit only highly-qualified physicians, usually Board Certified or Board Eligible, who have demonstrated strong clinical competence. As importantly, Health Management hospitals look for those physicians who are willing to work hard and make commitments to their communities, to their fellow physicians, and to their patients.