The hospital will temporarily contract with local physicians to provide ED services until employed physicians can be recruited. The hospital said the decision to employ physicians came about as a way to increase quality and patient satisfaction, according to the report.
The two hospitalist groups that were providing ED coverage to the hospital were caught “off guard” by the hospital’s decision, according to the report.
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