Practice Location

• Single practice location at SOMC Gastroenterology Associates located in Portsmouth, OH
• Hospital Endoscopy Suite 2 minute walk from clinic

Office Hours/Work Schedule

• Clinical office is open M-TH 8:00 a.m. – 5:00p.m., Friday 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Staffing

• 1 physician, 2 NPs
• 1 Service Line Manager
• 1 Office Manager
• 2 LPNs
• 3 MOAs

Call Schedule/CERP (if applicable)

• Light call - can take call from home
• Rarely need to come in for emergent cases

Case Load

• 8-15 procedures per day in Endo Suite
• 30 patients per day in clinical office

Equipment

• Olympus scopes and video equipment, everything is monitored
• New Provation Medical Documentation System (electronic medical record, sends orders to office, post op notes dictated and printed, consults to other physicians - helps with coding and billing). The Provation system does interface with the Olympus system.
• Olympus 190 adult and pediatric scopes
• High resolution esophageal manometry
• Bravo pH
• Rapid Pillcam
• 5 large endo suites (former OR rooms)
• 8 exam rooms in office

Procedures

• Bread & Butter