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Surgery - General - Laredo, TX
King Of Prussia, Pennsylvania, United States

Job Summary

Occupation Physician
Specialty Surgery-General
Degree Required MD/DO
Position Type Permanent/Full-Time
Work Environment Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Academic/Training Program Hospital Clinic/Private Practice
Location Laredo, Texas, United States
Visa Sponsorship No

Job Description

Last Update: 11/23/16
South Texas General Surgery Opportunity - Employed or Private Practice

Doctor's Hospital of Laredo is recruiting a General Surgeon to meet the high need for surgical services in the community.



This will be a solo practice start-up; candidates can choose an income guarantee or an employed model. Due to the current need for surgeons in the community, it is expected that a new practice will establish itself very quickly. Paid trauma call, with coverage at two area hospitals. Compensation package will include a competitive salary with sign on bonus. The ideal candidate will have at least three years of experience; Spanish skills would be welcomed but are not required.



Laredo is the county seat of Webb County, Texas, located on the north bank of the Rio Grande in South Texas. The city population is almost 240,000 making it the 3rd most populated on the United States-Mexican border after San Diego and El Paso.
EOE
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Doctors Hospital of Laredo is a beautiful, modern, 180-bed campus. Our hospital features comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services, a Women's Center, and a new Sleep Center.

The first floor of the main campus is approximately 250,000 square feet that accommodates radiology, a large emergency department, operating rooms and intensive care and cardiac care units. The Women's Center is located on the first floor with its own, separate entrance, labor and delivery suites, a nursery, a neonatal intensive care unit and post partum rooms. The upper three floors of the main facility comprise the patient tower dedicated to medical/surgical and pediatric care.

Situated on 58 acres in the newest, most rapidly developing section of Laredo, Doctors Hospital is well prepared to serve the city's increasing need for diagnostics and acute inpatient and outpatient care. Located behind the hospital facility, Doctors Regional Cancer Treatment Center offers comprehensive cancer services. The Cancer Center is proudly accredited by the American Colleges of Surgeons Commission on Cancer, the only Cancer Center south of San Antonio with this accreditation. A modern medical office building is also located on the medical campus. This building is occupied by some physicians, as well as, the Doctors Hospital Hyperbaric and Wound Care Center.

All medical services are provided in English and Spanish as a courtesy to the local community.



Doctors Hospital is owned and operated by a subsidiary of Universal Health Services (UHS) UHS, one of the nation's largest hospital management companies .