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Baystate Health is seeking a Emergency Medicine Physician with a passion for community medicine to join our team. This position is based primarily at Baystate Wing Hospital in Palmer MA, with occasional shifts at nearby Baystate Mary Lane ED in Ware MA. Close integration with Baystate Medical Center means our patients and providers have a vast team of academic generalists and specialists at their fingertips. We offer an amazing, diverse culture that provides outstanding opportunities for physicians and advanced practice providers to start or advance their career.
This opportunity features:
• Practice in a tight-knit community hospital setting in a beautiful region of western Massachusetts.
• Strong clinical and financial support from Baystate Medical Center / UMass Medical School just 20 minutes away. BMC is the regions' only level 1 trauma center and offers excellent specialty support. Strong central leadership provides excellent support and resources for our community teams. 4-hospital, 5 emergency departments collectively handle 208,000 visits annually.
• Collegial and supportive team of EM physicians, advanced practitioners and staff who highly value a team-based environment. APs run our fast track.
• Baystate Wing Hospital opened its brand new ED in September 2018. New construction expanded the ED to 24 state-of-the-art bays, allowing us to manage 32,000+ visits.
• Occasional coverage at Baystate Mary Lane ED, 15 minutes away. BML sees 16,000 patient visits annually.
Qualified applicants will be BC/BE in emergency medicine with a strong commitment to community medicine and outstanding evidence-based patient care.
The Pioneer Valley is a thriving area located in western Massachusetts and provides extensive access to urban, suburban and rural amenities. Anchored by the city of Springfield, our region boasts a myriad of opportunities for recreation, music, education and art enthusiasts. When you live and work in the Pioneer Valley, you will enjoy picturesque four-season living, excellent schools and year-round social and cultural events. In fact, Massachusetts was once again ranked #1 in Education nationally by U.S. News and World Report.
For more information please visit us online at: ChooseBaystateHealth.org or interact with us socially at facebook.com/BaystateCareers or on Twitter @BaystateCareers.
All correspondence can be directed to:
Dr. Niels Rathlev, Chair of Emergency Medicine
c/o Melissa Hale, Lead Senior Recruiter
Phone: 413-794-2624 Fax: 413-794-5059 Email: Melissa.Hale@baystatehealth.org
Are you ready to advance your career with us?
Baystate Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status.
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Melissa Hale
Baystate Eastern Region
Baystate Health's Eastern Region consists of Baystate Wing Hospital (Palmer MA), Baystate Mary Lane Outpatient Center (Ware MA), and primary care practices.
Baystate Wing Hospital (BWH) has been serving patients in the Palmer, Quaboag Hills and Pioneer Valley region since 1913 and is fully accredited by the Joint Commission and is designated as a Primary Stroke Service hospital by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. It was also recently recognized by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services as one of model hospitals promoting health and improving quality of care for our patients. The hospital and its community medical centers are focused on high quality patient-centered care delivered by physicians specializing in 45 medical disciplines, including adult family medicine, internal medicine, geriatric medicine OB/GYN, and pediatric medicine.
Baystate Mary Lane Outpatient Center (BMOC) serves the residents of Ware and its surrounding communities offering a variety of primary and specialty health care including cancer, cardiology, surgery, and imaging services. The Satellite Emergency Facility at BMOC cares for emergency injuries or illness, with highly skilled emergency medicine physicians, nurses and staff. The facility is a satellite of Baystate Wing Hospital in Palmer, Massachusetts. Emergency care at the Satellite Emergency Facility is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Quality of Life
Palmer MA, just 20 minutes east of Springfield, is in the heart of western MA and is easily commutable from popular towns such as Longmeadow, Amherst, and Wilbraham. Local private and public schools are strong, and there are more than fifty colleges and universities within 50 miles. The ski areas of Bousquet and Ski Butternut are within an hour’s drive. Brimfield, Nipmuck and Ludlow State Forests and picturesque Quabbin Reservoir are also nearby, as are more than two-dozen public and private golf courses. Palmer Motorsports Park will soon host exciting sports car club racing, too.
Providers who work at Baystate Mary Lane in Ware have an abundance of great towns to choose to live in, from Wilbraham and Amherst to Belchertown and the Brookfields. The area offers classic New England lifestyles, with old Victorian charm, rolling hills and farmland as far as the eye can see. An outdoor enthusiasts’ paradise, the area is highlighted by the magnificent Quabbin Reservoir— the state’s largest inland body of water and home to a wide variety of wildlife. Also nearby is the Five-College Consortium of Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, Smith and UMass. Ware is 40 minutes east of Springfield and 15 minutes from Palmer.
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