“The overarching intent of the surgical hospitalist movement is the creation of a new model of emergency surgical care that is patient centered, humane, responsive, and readily accessible to all. The innovative efforts of Dr. Owens and his colleagues in this new direction are admirable.”
John Maa, M.D.
University California San Francisco Medical Center
“Surgical Hospitalists, to co-manage the program, make my practice better. The marriage is a good match. The dedication is to the inpatient practice. The Surgical Hospitalists Program is reliable, collaborative and maintains hospital stability.
The Surgical Hospitalists Program is unprecedented. They provide a higher level of quality care. They are good at what they do. This leads to expertise and provides insight to the medical physician’s care.
From an administrative and hospital point of view the program provides high quality initiatives, limited practice variations and allows for a better relationship with Anesthesia.”
Michael Abate, M.D.
Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento, California
Hospitalist Point of View
“The great thing about Surgical Affiliates Medical Group, Inc. is not only clinical quality but they strive to work collaboratively with Administration. You would be hard pressed to find a better medical group!”
Brian Ivie, President
Mercy San Juan Medical Center, Carmichael, California
“The hospital’s collaboration with the surgical hospitalists has been very successful. A recent physician survey indicates a high level of overall satisfaction with the program. The average length of stay for appendectomies and cholecystectomies has decreased 1.5 days, and the average cost per admission for these procedures has significantly dropped. This innovative program has allowed us to provide timelier, cost-effective patient care to our community.”
Timothy F. Daly, Assistant Administrator
Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento, California
“SAMGI’s consulting services have been very valuable in our planning for an acute care surgical service here at Saint Mary’s. We learned a lot from the SAMGI experience in setting up and running a surgical hospitalist program.”
Dan Ferguson, M.D., FACP, Chief Medical Officer
St. Mary’s Medical Center, Reno, Nevada