Emergency Medicine- UPMC Altoona/Bedford-Competitive Salary- Great APP Support

Become a part of a dedicated team that prioritizes quality and patient safety at our organization’s hospitals in Altoona and Bedford. We are currently looking for an Emergency Medicine physician to collaborate on shifts across both facilities. Each hospital benefits from daily support provided by Advanced Practitioners, including Physician Assistants or Nurse Practitioners. Ideal candidates should be board-eligible or board-certified in Emergency Medicine.

• 400-bed facility catering to approximately 50,000 emergency department patients annually.
• Designated as a Level III Trauma Center.
• Accredited HeartCARE center, featuring a cardiac catheterization lab and a chest pain center.
• Recognized as a breast imaging center of excellence.
• Thrombectomy-capable stroke center.
• Honored for excellence in Type 2 diabetes care.
• Designated lung cancer screening center.
• Recipient of the Stroke Honor Roll and Gold Plus award for stroke care.

• 40-bed hospital serving around 18,000 emergency department patients each year.
• Fully accredited by the Joint Commission.
• Consistently awarded an A grade for hospital safety by Leapfrog since 2018.
• Joint Commission accredited as an acute stroke-ready hospital.
• Designated lung cancer screening center by the ACR.
• Laboratory accredited by CAP.

• Pittsburgh: 2 hours away
• Baltimore/Washington DC: 3 hours away
• Philadelphia: 4 hours away
• New York City: 5 hours away

Local air and train services are readily available.

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