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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 has evolved into a practice
that nurtures long, fruitful careers in Emergency Medicine, with opportunities in
every niche within the discipline.
The Tidewater area is a great region. The Atlantic Ocean,
Chesapeake Bay and inland waters make your backyard a beautiful
place. The cost of living is comfortable. The Outer Banks of
NC, Blue Ridge Mountains, Richmond and Washington DC are all
within 3.5 hours drive.
Our hospitals are all within a one-hour drive of each other on
the Southside of Hampton Roads.
Our oldest contract, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital (acquired
in 1967), is a level one trauma center that serves as the primary
teaching hospital for Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS).
Through the EVMS Department of Graduate Medical Education, EPT has developed an Academic Department of
Emergency Medicine, with a fully accredited, 3-year residency in
emergency medicine. The emergency department at Norfolk General is
covered by emergency medicine residents 24 hours a day and is
staffed primarily by the group's academic partners. The Academic Partners
are responsible for the residency's academic and administrative
functions (lectures, research, undergraduate education, resident
applicant selection, etc). The patient volume at Norfolk General
Hospital is around 50,000 per year.
Also in the city of Norfolk is Sentara Leigh Hospital (about
45,000 patients per year), a community hospital seeing moderate to
high acuity medical cases, less trauma, low acuity pediatrics and
GYN. Leigh is covered by attending physicians and also has a fast track staffed by the group's physician
assistants.
Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center is another community hospital
in Norfolk that we staff, with a volume in the mid-to-upper 30k
per year.
DePaul has similar characteristics to Sentara Leigh Hospital.
Residents in Emergency Medicine from the Portsmouth Naval Hospital
program rotate in the ED at DePaul under our direct supervision.
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital is a short distance from the oceanfront and is a dynamic community hospital that
functions as a
level 2 trauma center. The patient volume at Beach is in the
mid-50k patients per year range. Our EM residents work with
us at Virginia Beach General Hospital, in addition to physician
assistants in the fast track. Beach General has a busy summer due
to the city's strong tourism trade. Acuity is moderate to high.
Bon Secours Maryview Hospital is the only hospital in the city
of Portsmouth and is also of moderate to high acuity. Maryview is
staffed much the same as our other facilities with attending
physicians and PAs. There is also a resident presence at
Maryview. The volume at Maryview is around 50,000 visits per year.
Obici Hospital in Suffolk is a rural community hospital with a
very supportive administration. Patient volume is mid-upper 30k
visits per year.
Our most recent contract is at Sentara Bayside Hospital in
Virginia Beach, which started with EPT in July of 2003.
Bayside sees approximately 40,000 patients each year and has been
a nice addition to the group.
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