Gastroenterology Opportunity Available!
Mercy Health System of Northwest Arkansas is actively recruiting for a Gastroenterology Physician to join its well established group of 2 board certified gastroenterologists in this comprehensive single hospital practice. The group services, Mercy Medical Center, a 275-Bed faith-based, not-for-profit Catholic facility. The Rogers/Bentonville area has a growing population of over 550,000 residents. Mercy Health System has recently completed construction of a new $140 million, replacement hospital. This world class facility, opened it doors in March 2008, and is located on 75 acres in the heart of the Best Performing Region in AmericaThis new medical campus includes a 350,000-square-foot, 200-bed Mercy Medical Center and Mercy Physicians Plaza, which currently houses about 35 primary care and specialty physicians. The new medical campus also houses outpatient hospital departments including GI endoscopy suites, sleep lab and a wellness center. In addition, Mercy Medical Center and the Mercy Medical Clinics began using the EPIC Electronic Health Records in March in both the inpatient and outpatient settings allowing access to patient information across the continuum of care. The Electronic Health Record provides Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) and improves both patient safety & patient outcomes. Business growth in Northwest Arkansas is phenomenal. In fact, the Milken Institute, the Santa Monica California-based think tank, ranked Northwest Arkansas as the strongest regional economy in the nation! Wal-Mart Corporation, the worlds largest company with revenues of over $280 billion, is based in our backyard. The George Lucas Foundation recognized the Rogers school system as a national leader in technology. The University of Arkansas, in Fayetteville is just 20 miles away and offers more than 150 fields of study with an enrollment of over 15,000 students and is home to the beloved Razorback Athletic Programs. As you might expect from the home of PGA Golf legend John Daly, Northwest Arkansas ranks 8th nationally for private golf holes per capita. With over 30,000 surface acres of sparkling Beaver Lake surrounded by the beautiful Ozark Mountain Range, few cities in America can match the appealing characteristics of Northwest Arkansas.