TeamHealth - Johnson City, TN

COMMUNITY:
Located in northeastern Tennessee with a population of 60,000, Johnson City is the fourth largest metropolitan city in the state and is also the largest of the Tri-Cities, which includes Kingsport and Bristol. Set in a region known as America s First Frontier, Johnson City isWhere the Pioneer Spirit Beganit is a historically significant and culturally rich community surrounded by an abundance of unspoiled natural beauty. The area is world-renowned for its modern and traditional Appalachian and bluegrass music, art, cuisine, storytelling and outdoor recreation throughout all four seasons. Johnson City offers many recreational activities, including 20 parks, four golf courses, three swimming pools, two country clubs, 14 theaters, and two bowling alleys. Other opportunities include 150 restaurants, four lakes, six recreation centers, Cardinal ball field and civic parks. Once a "wild frontier" where Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone roamed the wilderness, Johnson City is now a place where Appalachian culture thrives amidst the comforts one might expect from a big city.

FACILITY:
A 443-bed not-for-profit, comprehensive, acute-care teaching hospital affiliated with East Tennessee State University and a major medical referral center with Level I Trauma Care with the region's only dedicated emergency medical air transport service.


ORGANIZATION:
TeamHealth is a leading national physician group practice focused on the delivery of hospital medicine.TeamHealth hospitalists manage the care of hospitalized patients in coordination with primary care physicians and specialists.The Company provides its hospitalists with the comprehensive training, information technology and management support systems necessary to promote the highest quality of care for patients.