Sites

• Danville Emergency Department 

• Brownsburg Emergency Department 

Practice Description

• A community-appropriate mix of adult and pediatric patients

• Outstanding relationship with our Nursing, Ancillary Staff, and Hospital Administration

• High medical acuity, less than 1% LWBS rate

• ED / ED Physicians' Press Ganey rating at 95-99th percentile for 2021.  

• Certified Primary Stroke Hospital, Pre-Hospital TeleStroke Program

• Chest Pain Center, Cardiac Cath lab on weekdays

• ED Staffed with trained Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) nurses at both sites.

• Multiple specialties including General Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Pediatric and AdultHospitalists, Infectious Disease, Neurology, Ophthalmology, Urology, Gastroenterology, OB/GYN, and Cardiology

• Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and Intensivists in-house at the main campus 24/7

• Special Care Nursery at the main campus

• Community Paramedic Program

• Palliative Care Program at main campus

• Excellent Radiology coverage with MRI, CT, and Ultrasound. Many procedures available(Paracentesis, Thoracentesis, LP) if requested. All studies during day hours reviewed in real-time by our Radiologists. Tele-radiology used for after hours/overnight imaging

• Excellent Respiratory Therapy coverage with state of the art equipment, ventilators, CPAP/BiPAP,Vapotherm, Video Airway Devices

Education

• Ongoing relationship with Marian University-College of Osteopathic Medicine. Opportunity to have 3rd/4th year medical students rotate with physicians. 

• Director of Medical Education for the hospital is an Emergency Physician. 

• Opportunities for EMS education through our Hospital's EMT and paramedic training programs.

Electronic Medical Record

• EPIC at both sites

• Dragon Dictation at both sites

Workload / Shifts

• Work-life/Life-Work balance and family commitment are essential to our group culture. 

• Physicians: 8, 9, & 12-hour shifts. Split ~50% at each site. Shift requests are due 3 months in advance. We all work an equal share of holidays, weekends, and nights (unless more nights are requested).

• Physician Assistants: 5, 10, & 14-hour shifts. Danville and Brownsburg ED. We all work an equal share of holidays, weekends, and evenings—no overnight shifts.  

• Dedicated Nocturnists at both sites. 

• Average 1.3-1.5 patients per hour.

• Excellent, collegial relationship between our Physician Assistants and our Physicians. 

• Team attitude & work ethic.

Hospitals

Hendricks Regional Health Danville Hospital

• 170 inpatient beds, 12 bed ICU, Pediatric Unit, Stroke Unit, Special Care Nursery

• ED has 26 beds (6 fast track beds, 3 critical care beds). 2 patient decontamination shower in building, mass decontamination unit in ambulance bay (can do 20 patients at a time). In the department CT scan, radiology room, and ultrasound. Bedside ultrasound is available. Constructed in 2004. It is state of the art and has had at least 4 other EDs built on its design. CT scanner is 64 slice scanner. MRI in hospital 3 Tesla. Helicopter pad outside ED.

Hendricks Regional Health Brownsburg Hospital

• 6 inpatient beds

• ED has 12 beds (2 critical care beds). There is also a 4-bed observation unit in the ED. The facility opened in January 2018.

• CT scan, radiology, ultrasound, and MRI are available.

• Helicopter pad outside ED.

History and Indianapolis Area

• Physician and Physician Assistant longevity

• Providing Emergency Medical Care at Hendricks Regional Health since 1993

• Independent Democratic Group 1993 - October 2020.

• Hospital Employed November 1, 2020 - Present at Hendricks Regional Health

• Great community with top-rated schools. Many of our staff live on the North and West sides of Indianapolis. Hendricks County is one of Indiana's fastest-growing counties.

• Very low cost of living

• Favorable Indiana legal environment with peer Medical Review Panel process. 

EMS

• HRH is an EMS training facility for EMTs and Paramedics

• Two physicians provide EMS medical direction

• Hendricks Regional Health serves as sponsoring Medical Control Hospital for multiple Fire/EMSagencies in Hendricks, Morgan, and Boone counties, including Brownsburg, Avon, Plainfield, Danville, Liberty, Mooresville, Pittsboro, Lizton, and North Salem.

• We also provide EMS Medical Direction to Hendricks County 911 Communication Center and Hendricks County Tactical EMS Teams.

Stroke Care

• HRH has Primary Stroke Center certification.

• We have a state-of-the-art Pre-Hospital TeleStroke Program that allows the assessment of patients remotely via secure mobile technology.

Cardiac Care

• Hendricks Cardiac Care