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Interested in a Physician Job in a Community Hospital that is Ranked Among the Best in the U.S.?

Author Healthcare Career Blogger | 04.06.2009

The Candidate Direct Healthcare Career Blog brings you this breaking news for professionals seeking opportunities in hospitals nationwide.

Given the severe shortage of physicians jobs and CRNAs, many current position postings for permanent and locum tenens are in often in urban and rural communities in a multitude of healthcare settings.

If you like the idea of working in a community hospital, this article is for you! It’s no coincidence that many of these places are also in choice locations for locum tenens who wish to combine work and leisure and visit places like Fort Lauderdale Florida, Colorado Springs, or Atlanta Georgia.

65 of the Best of the Good Community Hospitals

They have no medical school or residents, but they know what they’re doing, some are even ranked!

The following 10 hospitals are not academic medical centers, nor do they have physicians in training. But they are ranked—some of them in multiple specialties—in the latest edition of U.S. News & World Reports, America’s Best Hospitals.

Top 10 Community Hospitals

Hospital	Specialty
Austen Riggs Center, Stockbridge, Massachusetts	Psychiatry
Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation, Dallas, Texas	Rehabilitation
Edward Hospital, Naperville, Illinois	Gastrointestinal disorders
Holy Cross Hospital, Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Orthopedics
Ingalls Memorial Hospital, Harvey, Illinois	Neurology and neurosurgery
John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, California	Endocrinology; gastrointestinal disorders; geriatric care; orthopedics; respiratory disorders
Penrose-St. Francis Health Services, Colorado Springs, Colorado	Gastrointestinal disorders; respiratory disorders
Shepherd Center, Atlanta, Georgia	Rehabilitation
St. Francis Hospital, Roslyn, New York	Gastrointestinal disorders; geriatric care; heart and heart surgery
Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento, California	Neurology and neurosurgery

The 55 non-teaching hospitals below scored nearly high enough in America’s Best Hospitals to be ranked.

Hospital	Specialty
Baltimore Washington Medical Center Glen Burnie, Maryland	Gastrointestinal disorders; neurology and neurosurgery
Baptist Hospital of Miami Miami, Florida	Endocrinology
Bayhealth Medical Center Dover, Delaware	Respiratory disorders
Beaumont Hospital Troy, Michigan	Gastrointestinal disorders; neurology and neurosurgery
Bon Secours Cottage Health Services Grosse Pointe, Michigan	Orthopedics
Bon Secours–St. Francis Hospital Charleston, South Carolina	Gynecology
Bryan LGH Medical Center Lincoln, Nebraska	Ear, nose and throat
Carolinas Hospital System Florence, South Carolina	Neurology and neurosurgery
Carolinas Medical Center–NorthEast Concord, North Carolina	Endocrinology; neurology and neurosurgery
Central Baptist Hospital Lexington, Kentucky	Gynecology; heart and heart surgery; orthopedics
Christian Hospital St. Louis, Missouri	Endocrinology
CHRISTUS Hospital–St. Elizabeth Beaumont, Texas	Endocrinology
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, New Jersey	Endocrinology
Columbia Medical City Dallas Hospital Dallas, Texas	Endocrinology
Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, Indiana	Gynecology
Edward Hospital Naperville, Illinois	Heart and heart surgery
Freeman Health System Joplin, Missouri	Neurology and neurosurgery
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Wyandotte, Michigan	Neurology and neurosurgery
Hillcrest Hospital Cleveland, Ohio	Gastrointestinal disorders
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach, California	Gastrointestinal disorders; gynecology
Holmes Regional Medical Center Melbourne, Florida	Endocrinology
Holy Cross Hospital Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Geriatric care
Indiana Heart Hospital Indianapolis, Indiana	Heart and heart surgery
Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center Meridian, Mississippi	Cancer
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute Edison, New Jersey	Rehabilitation
Kansas Surgery and Recovery Center Wichita, Kansas	Orthopedics
Marymount Hospital Garfield Heights, Ohio	Geriatric care; respiratory disorders
Memorial Health Care System Chattanooga, Tennessee	Neurology and neurosurgery
Mercy Health Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Ear, nose and throat
Mercy Hospital Miami, Florida	Ear, nose and throat; geriatric care; heart and heart surgery; respiratory disorders
Miller-Dwan Medical Center Duluth, Minnesota	Gynecology
Mission Health and Hospitals Asheville, North Carolina	Endocrinology; respiratory disorders
North Colorado Medical Center Greeley, Colorado	Ear, nose and throat
North Kansas City Hospital North Kansas City, Missouri	Ear, nose and throat; gastrointestinal disorders
Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center Camden, New Jersey	Geriatric care
Parkview Medical Center Pueblo, Colorado	Ear, nose and throat
Penrose–St. Francis Health Services Colorado Springs, Colorado	Endocrinology; gynecology
Poudre Valley Hospital Fort Collins, Colorado	Endocrinology; gastrointestinal disorders; gynecology; orthopedics; respiratory disorders; urology
Providence Saint Joseph Center Burbank, California	Gynecology
Rex Healthcare Raleigh, North Carolina	Neurology and neurosurgery
Saint Joseph’s Hospital Atlanta, Georgia	Orthopedics
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital–North Scottsdale, Arizona	Gastrointestinal disorders; urology
Seton Medical Center Austin, Texas	Ear, nose and throat; orthopedics
Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, California	Urology
South Miami Hospital Miami, Florida	Heart and heart surgery
Southeast Alabama Medical Center Dothan, Alabama	Ear, nose and throat; neurology and neurosurgery; urology
Southwest General Health Center Middleburg Heights, Ohio	Respiratory disorders
St. Anthony Medical Center St. Louis, Missouri	Ear, nose and throat
St. Francis Hospital Roslyn, New York	Neurology and neurosurgery
St. John’s Hospital Springfield, Missouri	Gynecology
St. John’s Hospital St. Paul, Minnesota	Urology
St. Joseph’s/Candler, Candler Hospital Savannah, Georgia	Gynecology
St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana	Heart and heart surgery
Sutter Medical Center Sacramento, California	Gynecology
Women’s Hospital Newburgh, Indiana	Gynecology

For additional insight on the shortage of CRNA’s see this blog posting, Nurse Anesthetist

Physician jobs that are also in great demand are:

Reader's Comments

Lklepner | April 10th, 2009 at 11:32 am
I am not surprised to see Penrose in Colorado Springs make the list; I heard that it is ranked one of the top 50 hospitals in the country. Our friends wanted to relocate five years ago out of the dreary northeast with their two young children and evaluated places all over the country. And guess what? Of all the cities that they considered, they choose Colorado Springs because of the high rated healthcare and of course the fantastic lifestyle. So now they are humming John Denver songs and sending lots of postcards. Any docs listening? This is one fine place to take a locums job - you can spend a half day fly fishing the Colorado and still get nine holes in before dark. Nice.
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Alex | March 17th, 2010 at 12:59 am
Nice Post!!