Director Needed for ED in New Hospital Near the Beach!

Director Emergency Medicine

Bayhealth Medical Center is a fully integrated health care system consisting of two hospitals (Kent Campus and Sussex Campus), a free-standing ED in Smyrna and numerous ambulatory and outpatient offices.  Both hospitals are certified Primary Stroke Centers.  There is 24/7 Hospitalist coverage at both hospitals, as well as Intensivists in the ICU’s.  Back up is available in most specialties including Neurosurgery, Cardiac surgery, Interventional and Structural Cardiology.  Kent has a NICU and a robust MFM program.  Milford has OB Hospitalists that see all ED related OB/GYN cases. Kent has a Cardiac ICU, a Neuro ICU and a general ICU, Milford has a general ICU.  In-patient Pediatrics are covered by Pediatric Hospitalists at Kent General Hospital.  Kent also has a 14 bed observation unit run by ED APP’s with private attendings rounding. 

Milford, DE

A director is needed for this new ED.  ED volume is growing and Bayhealth is looking for a dynamic leader to assume the leadership mantle from a highly respected Director who is relocating for family reasons.  Clinical/Admin split is 70/30.  The new Director will also be credentialed to work at the Kent Campus in Dover, a 58,000 volume ED.

Bayhealth Sussex Campus Hospital – Milford, DE

A brand new facility replaced Milford Memorial in February 2019 with double the ED capacity, 12 observation unit beds, and some increased services.  Since the move in early 2019 our ED volume has grown by over 20%.

• 36,000 annual ED volume
• 140 Hospital beds and 30 ED beds
• Acuity (admit rate) 14%
• Will accept ABEM/AOBEM only
• 30 hours physician coverage
• 30 hours extended coverage
• 10 hour shifts per day
• 18 hours of scribe coverage
• EMR system – EPIC

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