Dr. Michael Schultheis, an OBHG clinician at St. Vincent Evansville recently wrote a letter to the editor of the Indy Star in regards to a new initiative Indiana state leaders recently signed into law. In the letter, Dr. Schultheis recommends that wraparound services (such as physician care teams complemented by OB hospitalists) complement a comprehensive […]
Please welcome CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Medical Center – Longview in Longview, TX, to the OBHG family! The team at Good Shepherd kicked off a full-time, Type A OB emergency department today. “This is a significant improvement for the mother and the baby,” said Mark Anderson, chief medical officer of CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Health System. “It is improving […]
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 to help ensure that programs run smoothly and facilitate hospitalists’ success. Dr. Kevin Burlison is Medical Director of Operations for OBHG’s hospital programs in Florida, […]
Ob Hospitalist Group is excited to announce that we have partnered with three South Carolina hospitals to develop three new obstetric emergency departments: Charleston – Bon Secours St. Francis Columbia – Palmetto Health Baptist Florence – McLeod Regional Medical Center OBHG’s presence improves patient safety and satisfaction, makes life easier for local OB/GYNs, and ensures […]
More OB physicians are choosing to become OB hospitalists right out of residency. As a physician whose chose this career path, OBHG clinician Dr. Angela Kim recently shared her experiences with in-Training. In the article, Dr. Kim focuses on many components of OB hospitalist work – from her decision to become an OB hospitalist, to […]
Ob Hospitalist Group (OBHG) has been named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing privately held companies in the U.S. for the seventh consecutive year. Dubbed as a list of “the most successful companies in America,” the Inc. 5000 is widely considered a standard of excellence for organizational growth and financial success. The 2019 Inc. […]
Please help us welcome USC Verdugo Hills Hospital in Glendale, CA, to the OBHG family! In July, they kicked off a part-time OB triage program. This partnership is OBHG's 17th program to start in 2019. "The team is extremely excited about our early go live at Verdugo Hills Hospital," said Robin Montoya, OBHG regional vice president […]
Please formally welcome Houston Methodist Sugar Land, in Sugar Land, TX, to the OBHG family! In July, we launched a full-time, Type A OB emergency department. This is OBHG's 16th partnership to start in 2019. "We are so pleased to be partnering with Houston Methodist Sugar Land as they open their newly renovated birthing unit […]
Amidst rising maternal mortality and morbidity rates in the U.S., The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) recently released their latest perspective on levels of maternal care. The purpose of maternal levels of care is to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality and existing disparities by implementing “uniform […]
