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General News
Feb 23, 2017
Austin’s First EM Residency Program Approved to Begin in July
AUSTIN, TX—Austin’s first emergency medicine residency program will begin in July with eight residents based at University Medical Center Brackenridge, helping to train the next generation of emergency physicians and enhancing Austin’s reputation as a center for medical education and research. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education’s Residency Review Committee has approved the application, said Dr. Todd Berger, an emergency physician at UMC Brackenridge who serves as Associate Professor and Program Director for the residency. The announcement comes as many are talking about the possibility of developing a medical school and a new teaching hospital in Austin. “As all of our departments at UMC Brackenridge become more academically oriented, we’re laying the clinical foundation in academic medicine for a medical school,” Berger said. The University of Texas Southwestern-Austin Emergency Medicine Residency is affiliated with the UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, a respected leader in medical education and cutting-edge research, and the Seton Healthcare Family, which operates UMC Brackenridge and other hospitals throughout Central Texas. Physicians from US Acute Care Solutions, which staffs the emergency departments at all Seton facilities and other leading hospital system across the country, will serve on the faculty for the new program. “None of this would be possible without USACS' support,” Berger said. “The collaboration and support of USACS, Seton and UT Southwestern has been tremendous.” The program will be housed primarily at UMC Brackenridge, the only Level I adult trauma center in the Austin area. Residents will also receive pediatric training at Dell Children’s Medical Center and community/tertiary care training at Seton Medical Center Austin. In their third year, residents will spend one month studying rural emergency medicine at Seton Highland Lakes Hospital in Burnet. The emergency department at UMC Brackenridge has been trying to get a residency program for many years, but the effort recently gained momentum, said Dr. Chris Ziebell, Emergency Department Medical Director at UMC Brackenridge. “We felt that we needed to begin grooming our own physicians” to help alleviate a shortage of doctors, Ziebell said. “This new residency will help meet the needs of a growing and aging population in Austin.” In anticipation of Accreditation Council approval, Berger said the program began advertising by word of mouth and received more than 200 applications from medical school graduates. A ranked list of the 97 candidates interviewed is being prepared, and they will learn who the members of the first class will be on March 16, Match Day, when graduating medical students find out which residencies have accepted them. The national Residency Review Committee requires every resident to perform scholarly activity, and most residency programs have a scholarly program, Ziebell said.
General News
Feb 10, 2017
The Winners of USACS' 8th Annual Best in Acute Care Video Challenge Are...
1stPlace Prize goes to the University of Nevada Emergency Medicine Residency. Their “We Are Vegas” video wins $5,000 for entrant Omar Ahmed and $10,000 for their residency program. 2ndPlace goes to Orlando Regional Medical Center/Orlando Health. Their “ORMC- Keep Dancing Orlando” video won $2,500 for entrant Stephanie Dunlop and $5,000 for their residency program. 3rdPlace goes to the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Emergency Medicine Residency Program. Their “The Browncoats” video won $1,000 for entrant John Purakal and $2,000 for their residency program. View all video entries. Thank You Thank you for all residency programs for participating in the 8thAnnual Best in Acute Care Video Challenge! We are physician owned and operated, and know just what you are looking for in both your career and lifestyle. Be sure to check out the variety ofcareer opportunitiesacross the U.S. so you can find the perfect fit.
General News
Jan 30, 2017
Patlovany Named Vice President of USACS Southwest
US Acute Care Solutions is pleased to announce that Dr. Matt Patlovany has been named Vice President of USACS Southwest. As a regional vice president serving the southern portion of the region, Patlovany will provide medical and administrative leadership necessary to support the efforts of individual site medical directors. In collaboration with the leadership and staff of USACS Southwest, he will oversee the quality and effectiveness of each medical director while providing the resources and direction needed to improve overall departmental performance at each location. Patlovany served as Chief Medical Officer of Emergency Physicians Affiliates in San Antonio before joining USACS in July 2015. Since then, he has served as a regional vice president, overseeing USACS' emergency departments in San Antonio and Harlingen. He has worked in the Baptist Health System since 2007, serving on more than a dozen clinical committees and task forces to improve quality and service. Patlovany is one of three regional vice presidents who will report to Cheryl Conner, formerly chief executive officer of ESP and now president of USACS Southwest. “I am looking forward to working together to continue to deliver the very best care to our patients and service to our hospital partners,” Conner said. A board-certified emergency physician, Patlovany is a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians and is certified as a National Board of Medical Examiners Diplomate. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Texas AM University and his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. He completed his residency training in emergency medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, where he served as chief resident.
Jan 6, 2017
Scott Felten Named Interim Program Director for Summa Health Akron Emergency Medicine Residency Program
CANTON, Ohio, January 6, 2017 – US Acute Care Solutions (USACS) today confirmed Summa Health System of Akron, Ohio, named Scott Felten MD, FACEP, interim program director for its emergency medicine residency program. Most recently, Dr. Felten served as residency director for USACS. In this role, he worked with the residents and residency programs at all nine USACS graduate medical education facilities. Dr. Felten joined USACS in 2008 and worked clinically at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and in the Mercy Health System in Cincinnati. Previously, Dr. Felten served as an assistant professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Oklahoma in Tulsa. Before that, he was a member of the Emergency Department staff at Akron General Medical Center and later served as the medical clerkship director, associate program director, and medical director of the Akron General Medical Center Emergency Department in Stow, Ohio. Dr. Felten graduated from the University of Nebraska with a B.S. in biology in 1993. He completed medical school training at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 1997. He served as the chief resident of Emergency Medicine at Akron General Medical Center in Akron, Ohio and completed the program in 2000. Dr. Felten said, “I am very excited to return to Akron and continue the outstanding education these residents are experiencing. My passion has always been physician education, and I am grateful to Summa and US Acute Care Solutions for the opportunity to carry on the great tradition of this program.” # # # About USACS Founded by emergency medicine physician groups in Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Ohio and Texas, and capital partner Welsh, Carson, Anderson Stowe, USACS is the national leader in physician-owned emergency medicine, hospitalist and observation services. USACS provides high quality emergency and hospitalist care to over 5 million patients annually at approximately 165 locations in 21 states, and is aligned with leading hospital systems across the country. Visitwww.usacs.comto learn more. Contact Marty Richmond Corporate Communications Director US Acute Care Solutions 330.493.4443 x1406 [email protected]
Press Release
Dec 19, 2016
Emergency Service Partners Joins US Acute Care Solutions
CANTON, Ohio and AUSTIN, Texas US Acute Care Solutions (USACS) today announced Emergency Service Partners (ESP) has entered into a definitive agreement to join USACS, the national physician-owned leader in emergency medicine, hospitalist and observation services as a founding partner. Founded by emergency medicine physician groups in Colorado, Florida, Maryland and Ohio, USACS is committed to the principle that high-quality patient care and the best hospital partnerships result when physicians maintain ownership and management of their practices. Since 1988, ESP has been dedicated to the same principle and joins USACS as a founding partner. Approximately 750 physician and advanced practice providers of ESP treat over one million patients annually at 36 locations in Texas. ESP has a national reputation for quality patient care and strong hospital system relationships. Through this partnership, we are making a significant investment in the acute care patient experience in Texas, and both our hospital partners and the communities we serve will benefit. | Dominic J. Bagnoli MD, CEO, USACS “As one of the leading physician-owned emergency medicine groups in the United States, we are thrilled about joining other like-minded groups as a founding partner of USACS,” said Cheryl Conner RN, CEO, ESP. “ESP shares the same fundamental belief with USACS that the physician-owned model is the most effective model for the delivery of patient-centered care.” Sam Roberts MD and Bruce Moskow MD, both founding partners of ESP, agreed. “This is a most appropriate second chapter in ESP’s history. We founded this company because we believed our patients’ interests were better served by independent physicians. USACS was founded for the same reason. We are as excited today about the future of emergency medicine in Texas as we were nearly 30 years ago when we started ESP.” This partnership agreement, which has been approved by the shareholders of ESP, is subject to customary closing conditions, and is expected to close January 1, 2017. # # # About USACS Founded by emergency medicine physician groups in Colorado, Florida, Maryland and Ohio and capital partner Welsh, Carson, Anderson Stowe, USACS is the national leader in physician-owned emergency medicine, hospitalist and observation services. USACS provides high quality emergency and hospitalist care to over 4 million patients annually at approximately 125 locations in 21 states, and is aligned with leading hospital systems across the country. Visitwww.usacs.comto learn more. About ESP Emergency Service Partners, LP is a Texas-based provider of emergency medicine, critical care, hospitalist and OB/GYN services to leading hospital systems. ESP is physician-owned and provides care to over one million patients annually in Texas. About Welsh, Carson, Anderson Stowe Welsh, Carson, Anderson Stowe focuses its investment activity in two target industries, information/business services and healthcare. Since its founding in 1979, the firm has organized 16 limited partnerships with total capital of over $22 billion. The firm is currently investing an equity fund, Welsh, Carson, Anderson Stowe XII, L.P. Visitwww.wcas.comto learn more. Media Contact Marty Richmond Corporate Communications Director US Acute Care Solutions 330.493.4443 x1406 [email protected]
General News
Dec 14, 2016
Voting is Now Open for USACS' 8th Annual Video Challenge
Voting for USACS' 8th Annual Best in Acute Care Video Challenge is now open!Cast your votenow through Monday, January 30, 2017. You can vote daily for your favorite video, so come back often. Be sure to share your favorite video’s voting page on social media. USACS' Video Challenge was created to give acute care residents the chance to document why their residency program is the best in the country. The first place videocreator receives $5,000; their residency program receives $10,000. The second place video creator receives $2,500; their residency program receives $5,000. The third place video creator receives $1,000; their residency program receives $2,500. Learn more about the2016 edition of the video contest. Good luck to all residency programs!
Press Release
Nov 11, 2016
The Clinicians of Long's Peak Emergency Physicians Join US Acute Care Solutions
DENVER, Co. US Acute Care Solutions (USACS) today announced the clinicians of LONG'S PEAK EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS (LPEP) will join the national leader in emergency medicine, hospitalist and observation services in its Colorado region in December. Founded by emergency medicine physician groups in Colorado, Florida, Maryland and Ohio, and capital partner Welsh, Carson, Anderson, Stowe, USACS is committed to the principle that high-quality patient care and the best hospital partnerships result when physicians maintain ownership and management of their practice. LPEP emergency medicine clinicians provide emergency care to patients at Longmont United Hospital and Indian Peaks Emergency Center north of the Denver metro area. “USACS Colorado is excited to have the LPEP clinicians join our group. We continue to expand our relationships with key partners, and I’m confident the LPEP clinicians will only enhance those same relationships,” said Mark Prather MD, president of USACS Colorado. “We share the same values and standards for clinical excellence as the other clinicians of USACS. Physician ownership is yet another key to high-quality patient care and we are excited about joining such an outstanding organization,” said Herb Ogden MD, president, LPEP. “This is a great opportunity for our physicians to preserve ownership as the cornerstone of our practice for the benefit of our hospital partner and, most importantly, our patients.” # # # About USACS Founded by emergency medicine physician groups in Colorado, Florida, Maryland and Ohio and capital partner Welsh, Carson, Anderson Stowe, USACS is the national leader in physician-owned emergency medicine, hospitalist and observation services. USACS provides high-quality care to over 4 million patients annually at approximately 120 locations in 21 states, and is aligned with leading hospital systems across the country. Visitwww.usacs.comto learn more. About Welsh, Carson, Anderson Stowe Welsh, Carson, Anderson Stowe focuses its investment activity in two target industries: healthcare and information/business services.Since its founding in 1979, the firm has organized 16 limited partnerships with total capital of $23 billion.The firm is currently investing Welsh, Carson, Anderson Stowe XII, L.P. Visitwww.welshcarson.comto learn more. Media Contact Marty Richmond Corporate Communications Director US Acute Care Solutions 330.493.4443 x1406 [email protected]