2018

By: S. Todd Bashuk, MD, Ob Hospitalist Group Medical Director of Operations based out of Fayetteville, AR Ah, the holidays. I remember being in med school and my family celebrating […]

Community OB physicians, nurses, hospital staff and OBHG team members recently celebrated the 10-year anniversary of OBHG’s OB hospitalist program at Memorial Hospital Jacksonville, in Jacksonville, Florida. An inscribed plaque, […]

Illinois recently released its Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Report. The report recommends, among other things, the establishment of maternal levels of care and clear policies within emergency departments to ensure […]

Even during the holidays, hospitals never close and newborns never take a day off. Yet OB/GYNs often struggle to strike the right balance between their professional responsibility to care for […]

Every day, OBHG’s clinical and operational leadership teams support our hospitalists in their programs. The medical director of operations, regional vice president of operations, and director of hospital operations work […]

The tragedy of the U.S. maternal mortality rate is unacceptable, and steps must be taken to end preventable maternal death in the U.S. OBHG supports H.R. 1318/S. 1112, bipartisan legislation […]

Dr. Robert Southwick, an OB Hospitalist Group clinician at Aurora West Allis Medical Center in Wisconsin, was recently featured in an Inside Edition story about a patient who gave birth […]

OBHG has launched its 22nd new partnership of 2018! The full-time, Type A OBED opened earlier this month at The Hospitals of Providence East Campus in El Paso, TX.  The […]

What role does the OB hospitalist play in the critical care team? How can medical teams achieve high levels of efficiency in working together?  Dr. Rakhi Dimino, OBHG Medical Director […]

With the all of the appropriate attention on maternal health, what are some of the actions we can take to improve patient safety? OBHG Chief Medical Officer Dr. Mark Simon […]

OBHG’s new OB hospitalist program at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Georgia proved its worth on the first day. Hours after the program launched, an expectant mother arrived in […]

OBHG would like to introduce two new senior clinical recruiters – Cherise Gautreaux and Kellie Doré! Cherise gained expertise in clinical recruitment by holding multiple positions with one of the […]

A special thank you for all who have served our country. We especially would like to recognize the OBHG clinicians and team members who gave their time and talent for […]

Ob Hospitalist Group (OBHG), the nation’s leading provider of customized OB/GYN hospitalist programs, today announced it has moved into new corporate offices at 777 Lowndes Hill Road, Building 1 in […]

We are pleased to announce that our 20th partnership of 2018 began in October. WakeMed Hospital North in Raleigh, NC is the newest addition to the OBHG family! "We are […]

Obstetrics is a highly-charged environment. Under the traditional “call model” of hospital obstetrics, siloed care can create an atmosphere ripe for error. OBHG Chief Medical Director Mark Simon writes about […]

As part of Healthcare Quality Week, OBHG is focusing on the importance of quality, risk reduction and regulatory compliance in maximizing the quality of care delivered to patients throughout our […]

Today, OBHG Chief Medical Officer Dr. Mark Simon sent a letter to the House Ways and Means Committee raising concerns about the country’s maternal mortality rate. In his letter, Dr. […]

Every day, OBHG’s clinical and operational leadership teams support our hospitalists in their programs. The medical director of operations, regional vice president of operations, and director of hospital operations work […]

OBHG actively works to support and cultivate our clinician leaders. To reinforce that commitment, OBHG sponsored its National Clinical Leadership Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, on Oct. 11-12, 2018. Nearly […]

We’ve all heard the shocking statistic by now: the U.S. has the highest maternal death rate of any developed country – 26.4 per 100,000 births. USA TODAY has been investigating […]

OBHG certified midwives Aspen Green and Natalie Martina recently coauthored an article for Midwifery Today titled “Smooth Transitions: Making Hospital Transfers Better.” The article, aimed at hospital providers and home […]

Please join us in congratulating Drs. Rakhi Dimino and Jane Van Dis on their recent appointments to the 2018/2019 Society of OB/GYN Hospitalists (SOGH) board of directors. Founded in 2011, […]

We are proud to announce our new partnership with Plantation General Hospital in Plantation, FL! OBHG kicked off our 18th program of 2018 in mid-September as a full-time Type A […]

The U.S. has the worst rate of maternal deaths in the developed world and it continues to increase.  OBHG Chief Medical Director Dr. Mark Simon and Medical Director of Operations, […]

OBHG is celebrating National Midwifery Week, which runs from September 30 to October 6, 2018. National Midwifery Week was created by the American College of Nurse-Midwives to honor midwives and […]

Each quarter, our Ob Hospitalist Group (OBHG) colleagues commend their peers for going above and beyond with the OBHG You Delivered! peer-to-peer recognition program. OBHG's leadership team selects one clinician and […]

Ob Hospitalist Group is celebrating the long-serving clinicians who carry out our mission and transform care for mothers and babies every day. Dr. Charrell Thomas, one of the first physicians […]

In health care, the term "second victim," is an increasingly recognized phenomenon following an unexpected adverse patient event, medical error and/or patient related injury. Patients and their loved ones are […]

We’re just days away from the Society of OB/GYN Hospitalists (SOGH) Annual Clinical Meeting, scheduled this year for September 27-30 in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. This event brings together physicians, midwives, […]

We are pleased to announce our 16th new hospital partner of 2018, TriStar Summit Medical Center in Hermitage, located just outside of Nashville, TN.  The program at TriStar is a full-time […]

OBHG’s CARE (Clinician Assistance, Recovery & Encouragement) peer support program is getting industry attention. Recently, Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare highlighted how CARE supports clinicians who may suffer from the […]

OBHG is proud to announce our 15th new partnership of 2018! In August, we launched our OB hospitalist program at The Hospitals of Providence Memorial Campus in El Paso, TX. […]

They are the ones who care for the most vulnerable newborns, those born prematurely and with low birthweight, birth defects, infection, and other medical challenges. Neonatal nurses not only need […]

Meet Dr. Michael White, our lead hospitalist at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Grand Junction, CO. Dr. White recently performed surgery to deliver a baby and remove a uterus at […]

It may seem like the pinprick heard round the world. If your newborn screams, don’t be dismayed. Your baby is more startled by the prick than anything else. The pain […]

We are proud to partner with The Hospitals of Providence Memorial Campus in El Paso, Texas. Read about our new El Paso OB hospitalist program in the El Paso Herald […]

The journey starts here! Ob Hospitalist Group has announced a new option for talented OB/GYNs interested in practicing hospitalist medicine – the Diplomat program. The popular program offers physicians the […]

OBHG welcomes our 14th new hospital partnership of 2018, St. Mary's Hospital in Athens, GA. The program began on Aug. 8 as a Type A obstetrics emergency department.  The hospitalist […]

The following OBHG partner hospitals were recently recognized as top-ranked regional hospitals in U.S. News & World Report’s 2018-2019 annual review of its best hospitals.  We congratulate our hospital partners […]

OBHG is excited to announce its 13th new partnership of 2018! We began a new OB hospitalist program with UCHealth’s Memorial Hospital North in Colorado Springs, CO, in early August. […]

OBHG recently celebrated the 10-year anniversary of its successful partnership with St. David’s North Austin Medical Center. Since July 2008, OBHG clinicians have provided 24/7 coverage for St. David’s Labor […]

OBHG has been named to Inc. 5000’s Hall of Fame for being named one of the fastest-growing private companies in America for six consecutive years. Released annually, the Inc. 5000 […]

In 2016, OBHG and one of our system partners undertook a study to analyze the key risk mitigation strategies that resulted in favorable loss trends/claim reduction for the system in […]

Dr. Elliott Roberts, an OBHG team lead at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, TN, discusses why the OB hospitalist lifestyle works so well for him.

OBHG’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Mark Simon recently wrote an article for the American Association for Physician Leadership about the importance of care team communication.  In the article, Dr. Simon […]

OBHG is happy to announce our 12th new partnership of 2018! In July, we began our obstetrics hospitalist program at Norman Regional Hospital in Norman, OK, as a Type A […]

A national physician shortage is looming and OB/GYNs are one of the top specialties at risk. An OB/GYN shortage represents both patient and organizational risk. Healthcare executives who are proactive […]

Ob Hospitalist Group CEO, Lenny Castiglione, was quoted in a recent article in Chief Executive on the role of a private equity CEO.  Excerpt from the Chief Executive article: “It […]

The new Ob Hospitalist Group CARE (Clinician Assistance, Recovery & Encouragement) peer support program was recently featured in the “Hospitalist movers and shakers” section of the Society of Hospital Medicine site […]

OBHG recently launched a new OB hospitalist partnership with Loma Linda University Medical Center in Murrieta, CA. The new partnership was recently featured in the news. “We have created an […]

OBHG has published its inaugural Progress Notes, which detail our perspective on industry trends, investments we’ve made, and successes we’ve had over the past year.  View Progress Notes here. 

Bringing together a network of physicians with disparate shifts and geographic locations isn’t easy. Yet it’s important for clinicians to have an effective way to collaborate and network. Just one […]

  Since OBHG’s inception in 2006, we have celebrated many new partnerships. But this month we get to celebrate a first! Baycare’s Winter Haven Hospital in Winter Haven, FL, is the first […]

Dr. Marc Zepeda, an OBHG hospitalist at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-McKinney in McKinney, TX, recently wrote an op-ed published in D CEO Healthcare magazine outlining three things obstetricians […]

Ob Hospitalist Group is pleased to announce that we are entering the Maryland market! We are excited to be partnering with Carroll Hospital in Westminster to develop a brand new […]

Good Samaritan Hospital‘s partnership with OBHG was recently featured in the news. The Suffern, NY hospital began its partnership with OBHG in 2017 on a part-time basis as an obstetrics triage, […]

OBHG is proud to announce its 11th new hospital partnership of 2018! Earlier this month, we launched a full-time OB triage at Loma Linda University Medical Center in Murrieta, CA. […]

Ob Hospitalist Group, the nation’s largest dedicated employer of OB hospitalists and the most experienced company in the industry, is seeking board-certified OB/GYNs for several open positions in desirable locations […]

Most of us recognize quality when we see it. But having good data increases our confidence in the quality of care we provide. That’s why Ob Hospitalist Group is committed […]

Teamwork is the watchword on the Labor and Delivery units in OBHG partner hospitals, and at UCHealth’s Memorial Hospital Central in Colorado Springs, the facility and hospitalist team have extended […]

OBHG has launched a hospitalist program at Aurora West Allis Medical Center in West Allis, Wisconsin, as a Type A OBED. The new partnership began in late May and is […]

In April, OBHG launched its sixth OB hospitalist program of 2018. Carolinas HealthCare System University in Charlotte, NC, features a full-time OB triage FT triage. The hospitalist team includes (left […]

The vast majority of births and deliveries are joyful ones. Families celebrate the wonder of the new addition to their families, and clinicians go home at the end of the […]

Ob Hospitalist Group, the nation’s leading provider of OB/GYN hospitalist services, has announced the launch of its CARE program, a first-of-its-kind peer support initiative designed to support clinicians who are […]

Dr. Meredith Davenport, OBHG hospitalist at St. David’s Medical Center in Austin, Texas, recently wrote a piece for a LinkedIn series called Hard Cases. In this series, doctors and medical professionals share […]

Each June, OBHG and thousands of organizations across the country recognize National Safety Month in an effort to save lives, prevent injuries and raise public awareness. The observance was founded […]

Midwifery is an ancient profession and midwives today still help women through their pregnancy, labor, and delivery every day. Ob Hospitalist Group has nearly 40 midwives working in our hospitalist […]

On April 29, 2018, The Norman Transcript published an interview with Norman Regional Health System CEO Richie Splitt. The Norman, OK-based hospital system has launched several new initiatives recently, one of which […]

The OBHG program at Metropolitan Methodist Hospital in San Antonio, Texas started May 15 as a Type A OBED. This is OBHG’s 9th program to start in 2018. “I am […]

OBHG is excited to launch its eighth partnership of 2018 at North Central Baptist Hospital in San Antonio, TX. The new program started on April 25 as a Type A […]

OBHG launched its seventh new partnership of 2018 late last month! The program at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Wilkes Barre, PA, features full-time OB triage. We are excited […]

Last year, a woman I was caring for in labor & delivery almost died. She was suffering from an embolism characterized by sudden cardiorespiratory collapse and acute hemorrhage. In the […]

This past week, healthcare professionals from around the country flocked to Austin, TX for The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Annual Meeting. During the meeting, which ran from […]

We’ve expanded our national network! On April 4, 2018, OBHG launched a Type A obstetrics emergency department within Baylor Scott & White McKinney in McKinney, TX. This is the fifth […]

About one in three babies is delivered via C-section in the U.S. It’s the most common surgery in the nation. While much has been written about the need to reduce […]

The inaugural Black Maternal Health Week, founded by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance (BMMA), is taking place from April 11-17 this year. The BMMA launched the effort to increase public attention around […]

New OBHG hospital partner St. Luke’s First Baptist Hospital in San Antonio, TX, was featured on a recent local media story. OB/GYN hospitalist Dr. Randall Davis, and St. Luke’s Director […]

Healthcare Finance recently interviewed OBHG’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Mark Simon about the benefits private-practice OB/GYNs glean from an OB hospitalist partnership.  According to Dr. Simon, a lot of obstetricians get fed […]

OBHG is excited to announce our third program go-live of 2018 at Our Lady of Lourdes in Binghamton, NY. Our Lady of Lourdes, part of the Ascension Health system, has a […]

Ob Hospitalist Group Medical Director of Business Development Dr. Jane van Dis was one of the prominent national experts quoted in a recent U.S. News and World Report article. The […]

Each quarter, our OBHG colleagues commend their peers for going above and beyond with the ‘You Delivered!’ peer-to-peer recognition program. Winners are named each quarter, shared within the OBHG community, […]

On National Doctor’s Day 2018, Ob Hospitalist Group recognizes the crucial, life changing work our hospitalists do each and every day. Founded by an obstetrician who envisioned a better, safer […]

Ob Hospitalist Group is pleased to announce our second new partnership of 2018, MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley, CA. Orange Coast’s OB hospitalist program launched on March […]

Amidst the national opioid epidemic, OBHG hospitalists are taking measures to ensure they are not feeding addiction among postpartum patients. Dr. Stephen T. Bashuk, OBHG Medical Director of Operations, suggests […]

When it comes to her specialty, Dr. Lydia Sims has pretty much done it all. Fresh out of residency, she developed a much-needed prenatal program – which is still in […]

What a difference a few decades makes. As recently as the 1940s, children born with Down syndrome were expected to live only to age 12. By the 1980s, life expectancy […]

Earlier this month, Dr. Jane van Dis, OBHG hospitalist and medical director of business development, was quoted in a Reader’s Digest story, 15 Signs Your Weight Gain Means Your Health is […]

Ob Hospitalist Group will be attending the following meetings or conferences in the near future: SAAOG January 13-16; Bonita Springs, FL SMFM January 31 – February 2; Dallas, Texas Michigan Section of […]

March 11-17 is National Patient Safety Awareness Week 2018. The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) is the primary sponsor of the annual observance through its United for Patient Safety Campaign. IHI is asking […]

From ReachMD with host Renée Simone Yolanda Allen, MD, MHSc., FACOG Obstetrical emergency care units offer pregnant women highly-specialized emergency care as a better alternative to the traditional emergency room […]