Emergency Medicine Job In Huntsville, Alabama
Emergency Medicine Opportunity in Huntsville, AL
Crestwood Medical Center is seeking a Physician for our Emergency Medicine Program:
- 40,000 annual ED volume
- 36 hours Physician coverage daily
- 36 hours APC coverage daily
- Great, consistent specialty back up
- 28 ED beds plus 5 bed Fast Track
- .5 % transfer rate
- 18% admit rate
Crestwood Medical Center is your community healthcare provider, a 180-bed full-service acute care hospital offering surgical and diagnostic procedures while providing compassionate care. We believe in the power of people to create great care. We're approximately 1,000 healthcare professionals strong and are proud to be recognized as a Tier 1 Facility from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama. We have been recognized as an Accredited Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI and Resuscitation by American College of Cardiology, a Primary Stroke Center from The Joint Commission and American Heart Association, a Blue Distinction® Center+ for Bariatric Surgery, Maternity Care and Spine Surgery, the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines for Heart Failure (Gold Plus) and AFib (Gold), a Certified Treatment Center of Excellence from the ALS Association, and other accreditations and recognition for Imaging, Endoscopy, Breast Care, and Elderly Care . We work hard every day to be a place of healing, caring and connection for patients and families in the community we call home.
It is our mission to improve our patients’ quality of life and enhance the well-being of our community by providing exceptional care and service in an environment that is compassionate, safe, efficient and team-oriented.
Community Facts
Population: 180,105 city; 334,811 county
Huntsville is located in north central Alabama, 112 miles south of Nashville, TN and 100 miles north of Birmingham, AL.
Huntsville Offers:
- Parks, hiking, hunting, water sports, golf
- Historic and family attractions
- Performing arts
Points of Interest:
- U.S. Space & Rocket Center
- Huntsville Botanical Gardens
- Historic Twickenham District
Weather:
Average annual rainfall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.51"
Average snowfall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5"
Average temperature in winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54.3°
Average temperature in summer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86.8°
Market Data
Average household income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $73,316
Averagecostofexisting3BR home: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$158,326
State Income Tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5%
Education:
High Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13public/7private
Middle Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19public/10private
Elementary Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46public/8private
Magnet Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Higher Education:
- University of Alabama, Huntsville
- Alabama A & M University
- Oakwood College
- UAB School of Medicine, Huntsville
- Calhoun Community College
- Faulkner University, Huntsville
- J.F. Drake State Technical College
- Virginia College, Huntsville
- Defense Acquisition University South
- Florida Institute of Technology
Crestwood Medical Center, 150-bed full-service facility located in Huntsville, Ala., is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). The hospital has established the following services as Centers of Excellence: Bariatric Center, Outpatient Nutritional Counseling, Behavioral Health Services, Outpatient Services, Cardiology, Pinpoint Surgery, the Center for Sleep Disorders, Red Hot Mamas - Menopause Education, Center Of Hope Cancer Care, Special Procedures, Clinical Laboratory, Surgery, Diagnostic Services, Therapy Services & Sports Care, Emergency Services, Women's Services and the Maternity Center.