Family Practice opportunity Northwestern Illinois
Kewanee Hospital is seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible Family Practice Physician to staff their rural health clinic. The
rural health clinic is currently staffed by two Nurse Practitioners, a family physician and a general surgeon. The rural health
clinic is attached to the hospital. A hospitalist program is available for management of inpatients.
Kewanee Hospital is willing to offer an extremely competitive employment opportunity to the right candidate. The hospital
offers a competitive salary plus benefits; benefits include malpractice insurance, health, dental, 4 weeks vacation, CME
allotment of 5K plus 5 days, retirement plan, flex spending plan, and a relocation package.
Kewanee Hospital is a Critical Access Hospital in Northwestern Illinois. CAH status allows the hospital to receive better
reimbursement for Medicare patients, assuring its financial stability. Kewanee Hospital has kept pace with many innovations in
health care. The hospital offers a 24-hour physician-staffed emergency department, critical care/intensive care, adult and
pediatric medical surgical care. They also offer inpatient and outpatient surgical and rehabilitation services, homecare and
hospice services; Diagnostic services include MRI, CT, Xray, mammography, EKG, and sleep studies. Kewanee Hospital
operates a Family Health Clinic multi-specialty physician group, and the medical staff includes physicians representing a wide
variety of medical specialties including: anesthesiology, cardiology, family medicine, general surgery, and gynecology,
orthopedics, internal medicine, ophthalmology, radiology, and urology. The new Kewanee Hospital opened in 2008. The new
hospital and medical office building is approximately 110,000 square feet. The hospital is equipped with private patient
inpatient rooms, room service dining, on-site rehabilitation services, an all new radiology department with state of the art
technology, enhanced emergency department, conveniently located outpatient services, and many other comforts.
Kewanee is strategically located an equal distance from the Peoria and Quad Cities metro areas (less than an hour). The
community offers small town living with bigger cities just a few miles away. Kewanee is home to quality health care, public
and private schools, and Black Hawk College - East Campus. The park district is one of the largest in the state, and can boast
of providing a full range of recreational opportunities for citizens of all ages. Baker Park with its 300 acres is the site of a
popular 18-hole golf course, with a new driving range nearby. Northeast Park features the Oasis Aquatic Center, a new facility
that has a zero-entry pool, a water slide, a fountain, and other attractions. Johnson Sauk Trail State Park, five miles north of
Kewanee, offers camping sites, a scenic drive and 58-acre lake within its 370 acres. The YMCA also offers a wide variety of
programs for the entire family, including fitness classes, tumbling, dance and swimming. Kewanee is safe, and a great place to
raise children. For more information about Kewanee visit www.kewanee-il.com/welcome.php
For more information regarding this opportunity please contact:
Carrie Galbraith
Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network
Critical Access Recruitment Service
Phone: 217-925-5968
Email: illinoiscriticalaccess@yahoo.com
web: www.criticalaccessrecruitment.org
Critical Access
Recruitment Services
Carrie Galbraith
Director of Recruitment Services