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35 bed with an annual ED volume of 46,000 visits 57 hours of daily physician coverage, including 12 hours in Minor Medical Emergency Medicine candidates will be employees of the hospital A generous compensation with bonus potential Benefits package including medical, dental, disability, vacation, CME time off, malpractice coverage, pension, relocation, sign-on bonus and much more

St. Edward Mercy Medical 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 opened its $70 million “Centers of Excellence” in 2002 with facilities for the treatment of heart disease; women and children; and outpatient procedures. They recently opened a new CT suite in the hospital’s Centers of Excellence. The proximity of the CT suite to the Emergency Department allows physicians quick access in critical situations. Mercy Ambulatory Surgery Center received the national Press-Ganey Compass Award for outstanding customer satisfaction.
In 2010, St. Edward will begin using EPIC software system which will allow access to patient information with the same chart for inpatient and outpatient services. EPIC electronic medical records provide for Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) and improves both patient safety and patient outcomes. St. Edward is part of the Mercy SafeWatch Electronic ICU Program. Mercy Safewatch provides monitoring of more than 390 ICU beds across the Sisters of Mercy Health System. The Command Center, the largest in the U.S. is based at St. John’s Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis, Missouri.
			The center was named one of the "Top 100 Cardiovascular Hospitals in the Nation" for its cardiac bypass surgery services, according to a study by HCIA, a Baltimore-based health care information company.
In addition, The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations ranks St. Edward Mercy's commitment to improving the quality of its patient care at 99 on a 100-point scale. They are 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

The Fort Smith Regional economy has again shown its resiliency with another year of strong, steady growth and the creation of 297 new businesses. The 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. Fort Smith is famous for its hospitality. Blues, barbecue, Bach, broncos and beautiful scenery all come together in the Fort Smith area. You can shop for antiques, attend a festival or symphony performance, see a show or enjoy the great outdoors all year long while in Fort Smith. (See the Map)
	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. If golf is your bag, then the Fort Smith region has what you need in both public and private courses. More than 40,000 golf enthusiasts attended the Ft. Smith Golf Classic in 2007. 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.

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If you or someone you know is interested in learning more about this spectacular opportunity, please feel free to call Jennifer Burnett Physician Recruitment, Sisters of Mercy Health System, Ph: 888-276-7880; Fax: 314-628-3890 or Email your CV to Jennifer.Burnett@Mercy.Net Please visit our web site at www.mercy.net
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