Critical Access
Recruitment Services
Carrie Galbraith
Director of Recruitment Services
Pediatrics opportunity Northwestern Illinois
New Hospital!
Kewanee Hospital is seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible (for residents) Pediatrician to work in their new Rural Health
Clinic. There is a huge need for pediatrics care in the area. Call for the nursery is 1:3 and call for the practice is 1:2,
though pediatrics call is usually just practice phone call unless there is a stat C-section. There is a very low pediatrics
admission rate. There are about 180 deliveries a year at Kewanee Hospital.
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, vacation, disability, life
insurance, TDA, CME allotment of $3K 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, and a family birthing center. They also offer inpatient and outpatient
surgical and rehabilitation services, homecare and hospice services; Diagnostic services include MRI, CT, X-ray,
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, obstetrics and gynecology, orthopedics, internal medicine, ophthalmology,
radiology, and urology. Kewanee Hospital opened a brand new hospital in 2008. The new hospital and medical office
building is 110,000 square feet. This hospital is equipped with new LDRP’s, 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