Fox Hill Associates Consultants to the healthcare industry

ILLINOIS: Group practice seeks to recruit a third orthopaedic surgeon. There is an option to emphasize adult reconstructive surgery. Above average compensation-to-production ratio. This location is in the gentle hills of northwestern Illinois where residents enjoy: a thriving community with access to expert medical care, numerous festivals and cultural events, abundant musical and theatrical performances, unique shops and boutiques, well-equipped parks and other recreation facilities and enjoy four distinct seasons. Please contact Wade Christoffel at (800) 338-7107 or e-mail wchristoffel@foxhillassociates.com .

KENTUCKY: Regional hospital will sponsor or employ an orthopaedist. Financial Incentives include bonuses (signing, commencement, retention) and a medical school loan repayment package. Community truly needs a full time orthopaedist. Location offers proximity to Kentucky Lake, Lake Barkley and the The Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. Local medical center offers arthroscopy, operating microscope, and laparoscope. Practice projections are 30 to 40 surgical cases per month and 300 ambulatory office patients per month. 90+% of patients are covered by insurance. Please contact Wade Christoffel at (800) 338-7107 or e-mail wchristoffel@foxhillassociates.com .

NEW MEXICO: Join an established orthopaedic surgery practice that includes a joint venture surgery center in cooperation with the local 100-bed medical center. This practice option will be attractive to an orthopaedist generalist who desires to emphasize sport medicine (arthroscopic) procedures. This is a partnership track position that offers an equity position in the out patient surgery center. The additional orthopaedist will rotate ER call with three other orthopaedic surgeons. The practice will provide a competitive income guarantee, via hospital contract, and also include a production incentive during the first and subsequent years of practice. The local medical center, opened in 1999, offers state-of-the-art diagnostic and surgical support services, which are currently utilized by 60 physicians. The hospital emergency room operates on a 24 hour basis and is staff by trained ER physicians. The community of 35,000 residents has a State University campus and a vibrant local economy, which results in favorable insurance payor mix. This mountain valley location offers a dry, temperate climate with over 300 days of sunshine per year. An international airport is with-in a 75 mile drive. Please contact Wade Christoffel at (800) 338-7107 or e-mail wchristoffel@foxhillassociates.com .

NORTH CAROLINA: Affiliate with a multi-specialty surgical practice comprised of nine specialty centers. This practice currently has seven orthopaedic surgeons, five physician assistants, a nurse practitioner and a physical medicine nurse. The practice also provides services at three satellite offices. The additional orthopaedic surgeon will staff the satellite office on the campus of a 150-bed hospital. The satellite office is currently covered by a full-time orthopaedic physician assistant. Also four of the current orthopaedic surgeons share clinical coverage at the satellite office. This is a fee-for-service private practice that is offering a partnership track position. The clinical needs of the patients in the service area would support a procedural generalist. The practice can accommodate orthopaedists who desire to emphasize arthroplasty or arthroscopy. This vibrant community is best noted for its world-class golf along with activities through the parks and recreation program. Residents take advantage of a strong family oriented atmosphere and enjoy many seasonal events and a full range of cultural activities. The cities of Charlotte, Raleigh and Greensboro are just over a one hours’ drive. Please contact Wade Christoffel at (800) 338-7107 or e-mail wchristoffel@foxhillassociates.com .

OHIO: Partnership track position with a successful five surgeon orthopaedic practice. The additional surgeon can develop a patient base of general orthopaedic cases. The practice will move into a wholly owned clinic with rehab facility, x-ray suites and MRI in 2008. The practice currently includes a non-surgical sports medicine physician, physician assistants, physical therapists and athletic trainers. The orthopaedists handle over 1,500 surgical cases per year. The local 140-bed hospital, which offers six surgical suites, covers a service area of 175,000 residents. The community is in northeastern Ohio, a one hour drive from the Cleveland metropolitan area. The city has a 2,000 student four-year college and an extension of The Ohio State University Technical Institute. Please contact Wade Christoffel at (800) 338-7107 or e-mail wchristoffel@foxhillassociates.com .

WISCONSIN: Affiliate with a 4 physician single specialty orthopaedic practice that plans to expand to six surgeons. The practice employs a physiatrist. The patient payor mix emphasizes Preferred Provider Insurance and Workman’s Compensation (80%), with the remainder being predominately Medicare (18%). Physicians average 30 to 35 clinic patients per day, and 25 elective surgical cases per month. Subspecialty in hand/upper extremity, spine, arthroplasty (including knee and hip replacement) or arthroscopy. Milwaukee is located in southeastern Wisconsin on the western shore of Lake Michigan, 90 miles north of Chicago and 70 miles east of Madison. The 2000 city population of approximately 630,000 makes it the nation’s 17^th largest. The four-county area of Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee, and Washington boasts a rapidly growing population nearing 2 million. Please contact Wade Christoffel at (800) 338-7107 or e-mail wchristoffel@foxhillassociates.com .

WISCONSIN: Serve as one of three orthopaedic surgeons affiliated with a group practice. Orthopaedists with subspecialty interests can be accommodated. Reside in a growing community of the Lake Michigan shoreline. This area is a commercial center including shipbuilding, commercial fishing, farming, logging, finance and government. The city has undergone a renaissance and the downtown area is booming with galleries, specialty shops, inns, museums and parks. There are endless and varied recreational options available in the area. Please contact Wade Christoffel at (800) 338-7107 or e-mail wchristoffel@foxhillassociates.com .