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Emergency Physicians of Tidewater is
a democratic partnership practicing emergency medicine in a
multi-hospital environment in coastal Virginia. EPT was
established over 30 years ago, and creates a practice environment
that nurtures long, fruitful careers involving opportunities in
every niche within emergency medicine.
A brief history of EPT:
- EPT began on July 1, 1967, when Dr. Harry Plunkett started
providing physician coverage in the ED at (what is now)
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.
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In 1971, Dr. James Carleo joined Dr. Plunkett,
and EPT became a group. Over the next several years,
additional fulltime physicians were hired, and in 1975 (what
is now) Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital invited EPT to
provide ED services.
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In 1977, (what is now) Sentara Leigh Memorial
Hospital relocated from downtown Norfolk to its current
location on Kempsville Road and EPT was invited to provide ED
services at that facility.
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In 1985, EPT was invited to provide ED
services at Maryview Medical Center.
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In 1988, Louise Obici Memorial Hospital in
Suffolk invited EPT to provide ED services on July 26 of that
year.
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In 1990, Tidewater Health Care (Virginia Beach
General Hospital) purchased Portsmouth General Hospital (PGH)
and asked EPT to staff the ED; this coverage was initiated on
July 1, 1990.
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Around the same time, DePaul Medical Center in
Norfolk contracted with EPT, and we began services in their ED
on April 1, 1991.
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In the fall of 2001, physicians working in the
Emergency Department at Sentara Bayside Hospital approached
EPT about effecting a merger of their group into EPT.
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A contract was negotiated and EPT began
providing ED services at Bayside on July 1, 2002.
From a humble beginning with one physician in 1967, EPT has
grown to a group of approximately 70 board certified/board
prepared Emergency Medicine physicians, 27 Physician Assistants,
two Nurse Practitioners and 24 Emergency Medicine residents,
providing services to nearly 315,000 patients each year in seven
local hospital emergency departments. Unlike national healthcare
groups, our practice is restricted to the communities in which we
live.
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