Physician - Emergency Medicine

Springfield, VT

Specialty Emergency Medicine
Profession Physician

Location + Job Details  
Location: Springfield Hospital, Springfield, VT 
Credentialing: 60 days  

Schedule: 5 consecutive, 12-hour shifts per month - schedule can be flexible 

8am-8pm, 8pm-8am & 10am-10pm APP coverage 
Details: Critical Access Hospital  

Trauma Level: Undesignated  

ED Beds: 19 

Avg ED Daily Obs Census: 2-4 
ICU Beds:  0 
Average Daily Census Inpatient: 10 
Average Daily Admissions: 4 
Average Daily Discharges:  4 

Average LOS Inpatient: 3.9  

Average LOS Swing Bed: 10 days 
Emergency Department Volume: 13,000/year 
Subspecialty Support:  

  • General Surgery 24/7 admitting service 
  • Anesthesia - CRNA on-call 24/7 
  • Neurology (tele) 
  • Psychiatry (tele) 
  • Neonatology (tele) (all tele services are 24/7) 
  • Part Time Support: Orthopedics, Urology, GYN (no OB), ENT, Podiatry. These specialties will come in and see patients typically during regular business hours and are available by phone at other times 
  • Cardiology & Infectious Disease in the works 

Radiology: 

Reads -Tele from DHMC 24/7  

CT: 24/7  

Ultrasound: M-Sat 0800-1700  

Echo: M-F 0800-1600 

MRI: M-Sat 0800-1600 

Stress Tests: M-F 0800-1400 

Tech Coverage: Onsite 24/7  

EMR: CPSI Dictation Software: Dragon 
Acuity: high  
Most common diagnosis:   
Ancillary Support: 

RT - 24/7, Pharmacy - Business Hours (Night - DHMC Pharmacy Covers) 

Therapy:   

Referring Facilities:   

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center- Lebanon, NH - 28 Miles 

University of Vermont- Burlington, VT - 123 Miles  

Albany Medical Center - Albany, NY - 96 Miles 

Transfer:  

Public Ambulance Services (ACLS & BLS Fleets) 

Air Transport out of DHMC - 20-40 min average response time from notification to landing