Carroll Hospital

Hospital

• Part of the integrated LifeBridge Health System (with whom USACS has an exclusive contract to staff all of LifeBridge Emergency Departments)
• 163 beds 
• Only hospital in Carroll County, MD
• Cerner EMR  
• 24 hour in-house:
  • CT, Respiratory therapist, OB-GYN, Medical Surgical, Anesthesiology, Pediatric  Coverage (no NICU), Intensivist
• Interventional cardiac Cath lab
• Stroke Center
• In-house Ultrasound technician coverage
• 24/7 radiology reads (In-house 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; remote outside in-house hours)
  • Plain Film and CT suite in the ED
  • Tele-radiology
• PACS film reading system
• Medical Staff Coverage:
  • Orthopedic, Neurology including tele-neuro, Vascular Surgery, Oral Surgery, Urology, GI
• Psych floor

Emergency Department

• ED Volume: 47,000
• ED Beds: 41
• ED Admission Rate: 25%
• EMR: Cerner
• In-house surgical PA 24/7

Hospitalist Services

• Average Daily Encounters: 145
• 16 physicians; 8 APPs
• Seven days on/seven off; 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.; 7:00 p.m. -7:00 a.m. 
• No procedures, closed ICU, no codes 

Critical Care

• ICU Volume: 11
• ICU Beds: 10
• Staffing Model: 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.; 7:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m. shifts 
• 24/7 intensivist that admits their own patients
• 24/7 in-house: 
  • CT 
  • Respiratory therapist 
  • OB-GYN
  • Medical-Surgical 
  • Anesthesiology

Benefits

Financial Benefits:

• Equity ownership for all full-time physicians
• Industry-leading 10% company funded 401(k)
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision and Rx coverage
• Short- and long-term disability (own occupation)
• Annual CME/BEA (Business Expense Account)
• Medical Malpractice with tail and litigation support
• Pioneering Paid Military Leave
• Groundbreaking 100% Paid Parental Leave
• Student loan refinancing as low as 2.99%

Intangible Benefits:

• Location flexibility and career stability of a national group
• National Clinical Governance Board (NCGB) of internally elected clinicians
• Clinical Management Tools (CMTs)
• Center for Emergency Medical Education (CEME)
• 24/7/365 live physician support
• USACS Orientation and Assemblies
• Professional Development Programs including:
• Scholars (Leadership Training)
• Efficiency Academy
• Engagement & Experience Academy
• Internal USACS traveling physicians

Community

Westminster, MD is a vibrant town northwest of Baltimore boasting a variety of landmarks including Piney Run Park displaying its unique environment or Carroll County Farm Museum offering fun rides and tour opportunities; they organize vivid festivals like Union Mills Homestead Summer Fest every August. Large city - East-central Maryland along Chesapeake Bay, 40 miles northeast of Washington, D.C..