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Benefits
of using locum tenens.

Hospitals, clinics, HMOs and a variety of health services organizations have found Weatherby Locums to be a strategic solution in meeting their locum tenens staffing needs. Here's how your organization can benefit from using Weatherby’s locum tenens physicians:

Generate Revenue—When a physician temporarily leaves your facility, for even a week, a substantial amount of revenue is lost. Our locum tenens physicians can immediately help maintain your service levels and generate revenue. A locum tenens physician will generate, on average, $1,496,432 in net revenue a year on behalf of his or her affiliated hospital, according to a survey completed by 119 hospital CFOs nationwide. Source: Staffing Industry Healthcare News, "Physicians generate $1.5 million a year for hospitals", April 19, 2007.

Decrease physician burnout—When physicians are overworked, quality patient care is compromised. One alternative to hiring additional full-time physicians is to staff locum tenens, which keeps revenue up as well as staff morale and patient satisfaction. More…

The changing needs of physicians and its impact on you.
Physician demographics are shifting, according to projections by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Baby-boomer physicians are nearing retirement age, and while many plan to continue practicing medicine, they may choose to do so on a part-time basis. Additionally, flexible work schedules are being sought by emerging physicians who appear to value work/life balance more than previous generations.

What do these shifting demographics mean to physician productivity? HRSA predicts the average hours worked by future physicians is on the decline. Contrarily, improved training, technological advances and increased use of supplemental staffing could lead to increased productivity.

At Weatherby Locums, we believe the way to succeed in this new era of health care is to embrace the changing needs of physicians and restructure your staffing model to meet their expectations. One proven way in achieving this goal is to turn to locum tenens to fulfill your needs.

Stay ahead of the curve—When locum tenens physicians come to your facility, they bring with them new information, new methodologies and new insights on emerging technology. This new influx of information and ideas can help your facility to stay progressive and fresh.

Make more strategic recruiting decisions—Don't let the loss of physicians and the pressure to quickly replace them lead you to a rash hiring decisions. Let us fill your physician vacancy with locum tenens so you have time to make the right decision. We can also provide you with locum tenens with whom you can "try out" before offering them a permanent position.