Franklin, North Carolina
2,900 annual surgical
cases plus 350 OB cases
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When the CEO of Angel Medical Center in Franklin, North Carolina
first spoke with Clinical Colleagues, he was experiencing a significant crisis in the makeup of
his anesthesia team. The provider group received a virtual "no confidence" vote by the surgical
staff resulting in the incumbent anesthesia group terminating their agreement within thirty days,
leaving the hospital without an anesthesia provider group. The final departure of the
anesthesiologists was scheduled to occur on the July 4th holiday, and the hospital faced
the prospect of not having anesthesia coverage for several weeks. Clinical Colleagues
developed a customized proposal that provided a swift response to staffing needs coupled
with the flexibility the CEO required. Clinical Colleagues was rapidly awarded the
contract and provided one full-time anesthesiologist and four anesthetists within four weeks
of July 4th. A permanent Chief of Anesthesia plus one additional staff anesthesiologist
were expediently recruited, with both providers commencing services within thirty days
of the contract start. The start-up of this contract is an example of the flexibility,
resourcefulness, and responsiveness of Clinical Colleagues. The final outcome was
that Angel Medical Center and Clinical Colleagues finished a complete
"reconstruction" of its anesthesia services within a sixty-day period.
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Greeley, Colorado
9,000 annual surgical
cases including cardio-
vascular cases plus 2,300
OB cases
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When North Colorado Medical Center, a 400-bed level II Trauma and Heart Center,
experienced a sudden dissolution of its anesthesia service provider, Clinical Colleagues was
prepared to expediently assist in reassembling the service by combining former and interim providers.
Clinical Colleagues was able to develop, implement, and coordinate a transitional management action
plan for the service within a thirty-day timeline. Thus the need for immediate stability for NCMC's
surgical service was met, while a long-term Agreement with Clinical Colleagues was developed and
negotiated.
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