Altoona OB/GYN Associates Practice Opportunity Profile Practice: Altoona OB/GYN Associates Address: 1701 12th Avenue City: Altoona State & Zip Code: Pennsylvania 16601 Contact person: Kevin Hockenberry Title: Dir. Planning & Physician Recruitment Telephone: 814.949.4107 Fax: 814.949.4492 or 814.949.5880 Email: pkhockenberry@altoonaregional.org Specialty: Obstetrics & Gynecology PRACTICE OPPORTUNITY Practice Location: Altoona, Pennsylvania Practice Type: Independent OB/GYN Group Practice Practice Size: 6 Physicians Practice Description: Well established OB/GYN Group Practice providing 700 – 800 total deliveries per year and 1,500 Total Gynecological procedures per year. Each physician Provides approximately 125 deliveries and 250 gynecological Procedures per year. DESIRED PHYSICIANS TRAITS (Yes = Acceptable) American Trained: Yes M.D. Yes D.O. Yes Board Certified: Yes Board Eligible: Yes Practicing: Yes Resident: Yes Fellow: Yes HOSPITAL INFORMATION Altoona Regional Health System: 2 campus hospital System: Altoona Hospital campus & Bon Scours campus 2 miles apart OB services on Altoona Hospital campus only. Approximately 1,500 deliveries per year. 21 labor/delivery Rooms, 22 bassinet well infant level 1 nursery as well as a Level 2 neonatal intermediate care nursery. Bed Size: Altoona Hospital: 346 (licensed) Bon Secours Campus: 182 (licensed) Total Physicians on Staff: 300 + (240 active staff) Starting Date: As soon as possible COMMUNITY INFORMATION Altoona – City Population: 50,000 Blair County: 130,000 Primary Service Area: 180,000: Central Pennsylvania Trauma Service Area population: 600,000 Location: South Central Pennsylvania School Quality: Excellent Colleges: Penn State University: 40 minute drive, Penn State Altoona Campus: local Penn State branch campus Saint Francis University , Mt Aloysius College, Juniata College: 4 year, private, liberal arts colleges, several 2 Year associate degree programs. Shopping: several malls/shopping plazas, also in-town Shopping areas; many national and regional chain stores: Kaufmann’s, J.C. Penney, Sears, Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club, Target, K-Mart, The Disney Store, Old Navy. Cultural Activities: Altoona Symphony Orchestra, Historic Mishler Theatre, Allegheny Highlands Regional Theater at Cresson Lake, Southern Alleghenies Museum Of Art, Allegheny Ballet Company, Penn State University Artist Series, Eisenhower Auditorium and Bryce Jordan For national concert tours and broad way show tours. Recreational Activities: Blue Knob Ski Resort, Lake Raystown, Double A Pittsburgh Pirate Affiliate Altoona Curve Baseball, several state parks for hunting and Fishing, boating, swimming and hiking, 2 amusement Parks, rails to trails for hiking and biking or crossCountry skiing, some of the best athletic facilities in the State, several health & fitness clubs, numerous golf Courses/country clubs. Nearest major Cities: Pittsburgh: 2 hours; Baltimore: 2 ½ hours; Washington, D.C.: 2 ½ hours; Philadelphia: 4 ½ hours, New York City: 5 hours HOSPITAL INFORMATION – continued Altoona Hospital campus is a level 2 regional trauma Center. The System provides regional centers of Excellence including: trauma, oncology services, Cardiology and cardiovascular surgery, vascular & wound Care, and diagnostic sleep center. State-of-the-art Ambulatory surgery center on the Altoona Hospital Campus. (g:plng: md recruit: practice profile: OB – Altoona obgyn asso. / w/ dr. grab changes )