Job Details: Pulmonary/Critical Care Physician

Description: Wonderful Pulmonary/Critical Care Opportunity Available in NW Arkansas
St. Edward Mercy Health Center is seeking a Pulmonary / Critical Care physician to join an expanding group with a call ratio of 1:4. St. Edward Mercy Health Center is a general acute-care 343 bed full-service hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas which serves a population of over 430,000. St. Edward offers a generous compensation and benefits package.

St. Edward Mercy Medical Center just celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2005 and opened its $70 million "Centers of Excellence" in 2002 with facilities for the treatment of heart disease; women and children; and outpatient procedures. The complex includes a 55,488 square-foot state-of-the-art St. Edward Mercy Heart Center offering comprehensive heart services and a 77,997 square-foot St. Edward Outpatient Center offering surgical treatment without overnight stay. Mercy Ambulatory Surgery Center received the national Press-Ganey Compass Award for outstanding customer satisfaction.

In addition, St. Edward is also the recipient of Quality Improvement Awards from the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care; the Hospital Quality Achievement Gold Award, the Hospital Quality Measurement Platinum Award and the Innovator Award. St. Edwards was named a National Research Corporation Consumer Choice Award winner by the people of Fort Smith as the most preferred hospital in the region for best quality and image.

As the national economy slumps for the third straight year, the Fort Smith Regional economy has again shown its resiliency with another year of strong, steady growth and the creation of 297 new businesses. If golf is your bag, then the Fort Smith region has what you need in both public and private courses. Our region boasts top notch public and private schools that can provide first-class instruction from pre-school through doctorate degrees offered by the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Campus.

With some of the finest lakes and mountains in the country, right in its backyard, families can savor the life they build here. Whether you like shopping at the malls, attending concerts, visiting museums, world-class libraries, enjoying the cuisine at some of the finest and most unique restaurants in the nation, fishing or swimming in beautiful clean lakes and streams or playing in our many parks, it's all readily available in the Fort Smith Region. But best of all, it's a safe and fun place to live and raise a family without all the costs and concerns of larger cities.

If you or someone you know is interested in learning more about this spectacular opportunity, please feel free to call or E-mail me your CV.
Kelly Ford
Director, Physician Recruitment
Sisters of Mercy Health System
Ph: 888-276-7880
Fax: 314-628-3473
E-mail: kelly.ford@mercy.net
Web: www.mercy.net

Sallie Henry
Physician Recruiter
PH:888-276-7880
Fax:314-628-3473
E-mail: sallie.henry@mercy.net
www.mercy.net

Posting Date: Sep 26 08