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Chief Administrative Officer, Regional Medical GroupUniversity of Michigan HealthLansing, MIThe Opportunity:University of Michigan Health (UM-H), a world-class organization, is seeking a Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) for the Regional Medical Group (RMG). The CAO will report and is a dyad partner to the President, Regional Medical Group. The CAO is a pivotal position, responsible for providing administrative leadership toward the development of an aligned and coordinated multi-specialty employed medical group, through the integration of the currently separate Sparrow Health Medical Group and the University of Michigan Health Partners, the medical group for University of Michigan Health-West hospital.The Position: The Regional Medical Group Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) will have a dyad partnership with the President, Regional Medical Group. Together they will lead the successful clinical, operational, strategic, and cultural integration and on-going management of the new Regional Medical Group. This will be accomplished through the merger of the existing and separate employed providers within Sparrow Medical Group (SMG) in Lansing and the University of Michigan Health Partners (UMHP), which is the employed medical group for the University of Michigan Health-West community hospital in Grand Rapids. The Regional Medical Group CAO is a critical leadership position for the University of Michigan and its plan for expanding high quality and coordinated care across Michigan.The initial goal and efforts will be focused on the creation of a single multi-specialty employed medical group which in total is comprised of approximately 1003 providers (Physicians and APPs employed by UMHP, SMG and the hospital based employed providers at U-M Health-West) providing care within seven community-based hospitals and 99 ambulatory locations in and around Lansing, Grand Rapids, and other surrounding central and western Michigan communities.The CAO will oversee the operational aspects of ambulatory clinics and ancillary facilities associated with RMG. This entails supervising direct report management personnel and collaborating closely with all other RMG management functions and centralized corporate functions supporting the RMG. The CAO is responsible for achieving effective and efficient RMG ambulatory clinic operations and maintaining a consistent and productive culture across RMG that prioritizes collaboration and accountability.The Ideal Candidate: 

• Master’s degree in health services management (MHA or MPH) or business administration (MBA) or equivalent degree is required. 
• Minimum of 10 years of experience as a senior leader in physician practice leadership position within a multi-hospital, integrated system with locations across multiple regions. Medical group operations experience in a multi-specialty ambulatory environment is required. 
• Detailed knowledge of physician practice management systems with the ability to quickly analyze and identify opportunities for operational and financial optimization and efficiency. 
• Demonstrated experience developing effective, trusting, credible and collaborative relationships with physicians and advanced practice providers. 
• Must have proven work experience in enhancing process and performance standards, as well as a proven track record and success leading satellite ambulatory physician practice centers. 
• Proven track record in improving productivity and access. 
• Experience in designing creative, contemporary physician compensation programs and demonstrated knowledge of how to incentivize physicians. 
• Demonstrated ability to recruit, retain, mentor, and inspire a diverse group of physicians and clinicians. 
• Must understand pluralistic medical staff and have experience working with both employed multi-specialty employed providers and private practice / community providers. The ideal candidate will also possess a related understanding of the differences with academic faculty. 
• Experience in medical group program administration, finance, cost/benefit comparisons, analysis of budget variances, and staffing resources is preferred. 
• Must have experience within a highly complex, matrixed health system environment and an ability to navigate effectively. 
• Demonstrated advanced knowledge and experience in management principles, processes, and procedures to successfully implement institutional performance improvements. Expert in quality improvement. 
• Experience with value-based care models and supporting population health initiatives to advance quality and delivery of care. 
• Change management experience and proven ability to successfully lead during system transformation are strongly preferred. 
• Integration experience is strongly preferred and ideal if someone has worked in an evolving system where an academic medical center and a community health system are coming together. 
• Demonstrated track record of developing clinical service lines and helping to roll out across an evolving clinical enterprise is preferred. 
• Progressive responsibility and administrative experience in programmatic strategic planning, implementation, and evaluation within a complex health system environment. 
• Proven track record as an individual who works to achieve integration and alignment by promoting physicians working successfully with all members of the organization in a respectful and interdependent way. 
• Experience leading consolidation of practice sites and ancillary ambulatory operations and/or merger and acquisition experience is preferred. 
• Track record of success at managing, mentoring, and motivating team members, and managing diverse teams to accomplish a wide range of strategic and operational objectives. 

The Organization:The U-M Health Regional System (Regional System) includes the blending of two legacy health systems: University of Michigan Health-West and Sparrow Health System, which joined University of Michigan Health in April 2023. On September 1, 2023, a new regional leadership structure went into effect and since then the Regional System leadership have been working diligently to develop new leadership structures to support a combined operating model with the goal of becoming a unified system that operates in a way to best meets the needs of the communities served. The Regional Health System is led by Margaret Dimond, PhD and collectively includes 7 hospitals, 12,000+ employees, and $1.8B in net operating revenue.The combined Regional Medical Group will comprise approximately 1,003 providers across 99 locations (19 ambulatory UMH-West sites of care and 80 Sparrow sites of care) and currently accounts for 1.5M annual patient encounters (annual patient encounters include office visits, surgeries, and procedures), 3.3M WRVUs, and annual budget of $342.5M.The Location:Lansing, MI is the state capital with a rich and diverse history. Most of what is known as Lansing today is the direct result of the city becoming an industrial powerhouse, which began with the founding of Olds Motor Vehicle Company in August 1897. Lansing, Michigan, is a diverse metropolitan area where you can go from a college campus to a waving wheat field in 10 minutes. Residents can observe the process of democracy while marveling at the beauty of a state Capitol building and then head up the road for Division I college football. Lansing is centrally located and within 90 minutes of 90% of the state’s population, so Lansing is not only a great place to explore on its own, but it’s also a fantastic base for day trips throughout the southern half of the lower peninsula.Grand Rapids is the second largest city in Michigan and the largest in West Michigan. It is situated on the Grand River about 30 miles east of Lake Michigan. A feast for the senses, the city is home to public art and art museums, more than 100 live-music venues, 80+ breweries, and hundreds of local restaurants serving farm to fork meals. Grand Rapids has been named one of the best places to live by US News & World Report, Best Beer City 2022 by USA Today, and Top 20 Foodie City.Please direct all inquiries, applications, and referrals to: Richard Heishmanrichard.heishman@amnhealthcare.comAbout AMN Leadership Solutions, Executive and Physician Leadership Search AMN Leadership Solutions, Executive and Physician Leadership Search, is a retained executive search firm serving the healthcare and life sciences industries. Ranked as one of the top healthcare recruiting firms in the country, AMN Leadership Solutions, is known for leading healthcare into the future by its growing base of clients across the country, drawing on a national pool of candidates.#BESmith#BESrecruitment

Regional Medical Group PresidentUniversity of Michigan HealthLansing, MIThe Opportunity:University of Michigan Health (UM-H), a world-class organization, is seeking a President for the Regional Medical Group. This is a new physician led role that seeks to create one aligned and coordinated multi-specialty employed medical group through the integration of the currently separate Sparrow Health Medical Group and the University of Michigan Health Partners, the medical group for the University of Michigan Health-West.The Position: Reporting to Margaret Dimond PhD, Regional System President for UM-H, the inaugural Regional Medical Group President will lead the successful clinical, operational, strategic, and cultural integration and on-going management of the new Regional Medical Group. This will be accomplished through the merger of the existing and separate employed providers within Sparrow Medical Group in Lansing and the University of Michigan Health Partners, which is the employed medical group for the University of Michigan Health-West community hospital in Grand Rapids. The Regional Medical Group President is a critical leadership position for the University of Michigan and its plan for expanding high quality and coordinated care across Michigan.The initial goal and efforts for the new Regional Medical Group President will be focused on the creation of a single multi-specialty employed medical group which in total is comprised of approximately 1003 providers (Physicians and APPs employed by UMHP, SMG and the hospital based employed providers at U-M Health-West) providing care within seven community-based hospitals and 99 ambulatory locations in and around Lansing, Grand Rapids, and other surrounding central and western Michigan communities.While the initial focus for the new Regional Group President is to create a single and aligned medical group, important work will also focus on the creation and implementation of a well thought out strategy around clinical service development and expansion in partnership with the Regional Executive team.A governing principal surrounding all Regional Health System and Regional Medical Group initiatives is to create and expand the capabilities around providing high quality and consistent world-class care across all locations under the University of Michigan Health System umbrella. Hence, it will be important for the new Regional Medical Group President to also develop strong relationships with both clinical and administrative leadership within the University of Michigan Academic Medical Center enterprise located in Ann Arbor. Such relationships and partnership will include physicians, clinical department Chairs and administrative leadership within the University of Michigan Medical Group, which is the faculty practice plan tied to the University of Michigan School of Medicine.The Ideal Candidate: • An MD or DO Degree is required, and an MBA, MHA or equivalent degree is preferred. • Eligible for Medical Licensure in the State of Michigan and board-certified in clinical specialty. • Active Medical Staff Member. This position will be approximately 80 -85% administrative and 15-20% clinical. • A minimum of 7-10 years of management experience leading large multi-specialty medical groups across a wide geographic area and within a community/academic health system environment. • Must have proven work experience in enhancing process and performance standards, as well as a proven track record and success leading satellite ambulatory physician practice centers. • Must be a respected member of the physician community, maintain an active clinical practice and possess outstanding interpersonal and communicating skills to gain confidence, trust, and respect of leadership across Michigan Medicine and the University of Michigan Medical Group. • Experience in medical group program administration, finance, cost/benefit comparisons, analysis of budget variances, and staffing resources is preferred. • Must have experience within a highly complex, matrixed health system environment and an ability to navigate effectively. • Demonstrated advanced knowledge and experience in management principles, processes, and procedures to successfully implement institutional performance improvements. Expert in quality improvement. • Must understand pluralistic medical staff and have experience working with both employed multi-specialty employed providers and private practice / community providers. The ideal candidate will also possess a related understanding of the differences with academic faculty. • Experience with value-based care models and supporting population health initiatives to advance quality and delivery of care. • Change management experience and proven ability to successfully lead during system transformation are strongly preferred. • Integration experience is strongly preferred and ideal if someone has worked in an evolving system where an academic medical center and a community health system are coming together. • Demonstrated track record of developing clinical service lines and helping to roll out across an evolving clinical enterprise is preferred. • Progressive responsibility and administrative experience in programmatic strategic planning, implementation, and evaluation within a complex health system environment. • Proven track record as an individual who works to achieve integration and alignment by promoting physicians working successfully with all members of the organization in a respectful and interdependent way. The Organization:The U-M Health Regional System (Regional System) includes the blending of two legacy health systems: University of Michigan Health-West and Sparrow Health System, which joined University of Michigan Health in April 2023. On September 1, 2023, a new regional leadership structure went into effect and since then the Regional System leadership have been working diligently to develop new leadership structures to support a combined operating model with the goal of becoming a unified system that operates in a way to best meets the needs of the communities served. The Regional Health System is led by Margaret Dimond, PhD and collectively includes 7 hospitals, 12,000+ employees, and $1.8B in net operating revenue.The combined Regional Medical Group will comprise approximately 1,003 providers across 99 locations (19 ambulatory UMH-West sites of care and 80 Sparrow sites of care) and currently accounts for 1.5M annual patient encounters (annual patient encounters include office visits, surgeries, and procedures), 3.3M WRVUs, and annual budget of $342.5M.The Location:Lansing, MI is the state capital with a rich and diverse history. Most of what is known as Lansing today is the direct result of the city becoming an industrial powerhouse, which began with the founding of Olds Motor Vehicle Company in August 1897. Lansing, Michigan, is a diverse metropolitan area where you can go from a college campus to a waving wheat field in 10 minutes. Residents can observe the process of democracy while marveling at the beauty of a state Capitol building and then head up the road for Division I college football. Lansing is centrally located and within 90 minutes of 90% of the state’s population, so Lansing is not only a great place to explore on its own, but it’s also a fantastic base for day trips throughout the southern half of the lower peninsula.Grand Rapids is the second largest city in Michigan and the largest in West Michigan. It is situated on the Grand River about 30 miles east of Lake Michigan. A feast for the senses, the city is home to public art and art museums, more than 100 live-music venues, 80+ breweries, and hundreds of local restaurants serving farm to fork meals. Grand Rapids has been named one of the best places to live by US News & World Report, Best Beer City 2022 by USA Today, and Top 20 Foodie City.Please direct all inquiries, applications, and referrals to: Richard Heishmanrichard.heishman@amnhealthcare.comAbout AMN Leadership Solutions, Executive and Physician Leadership Search AMN Leadership Solutions, Executive and Physician Leadership Search, is a retained executive search firm serving the healthcare and life sciences industries. Ranked as one of the top healthcare recruiting firms in the country, AMN Leadership Solutions, is known for leading healthcare into the future by its growing base of clients across the country, drawing on a national pool of candidates.#BESmith#BESRecruitment#LI-RH1#AMNHealthcare

Seeking Chief Operating Officer to join Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, a consistently recognized national leader in pediatric care. The Opportunity:Orlando Health announces an exceptional opportunity for an exemplary leader to serve as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Assistant Vice President, Orlando Health. The COO direct and oversee the day-to-day administrative and operational functions of OHAPH working collaboratively to establish a pediatric health care environment that promotes excellence, efficiency and safety while maintaining a focus on the patients and their families.Reporting to Justin Williams, President OHAPH, the next Chief Operating Officer will have direct oversight of the hospital’s allied health services, support services and perioperative services. The COO will ensure areas of responsibility meet quality, strategic, customer service, budget, financial and business development goals. In addition, the COO will assist in developing new business strategies to enhance market share, add new service lines and improve overall performance and will identify opportunities and communicate them to the hospital leadership team. In partnership with executive team, the incoming COO will have the professional stature and institutional resources to continue to attract exceptional clinicians, team members and leaders from diverse backgrounds. Direct reports will include Associate COO, Director of Surgery, Director of Nursing Operations, Manager of Sterile Processing, Manager of Cardiovascular for Cath and Surgery and a Chief Clinical Perfusionist.The Ideal Candidate:• Minimum of 7 years of progressive experience in hospital management in a hospital of similar complexity including inpatient operations, new program development, quality management, productivity enhancement and cost reduction, is required.• Master’s degree in health-related field or business required. • Clinical background and a clinical degree is a plus.• The successful candidate will currently be a Chief Operating Officer, SVP/VP/Director of Operations or hold another senior executive-level position in a healthcare provider organization with a regional and/or national reputation for excellence. The successful candidate must possess outstanding and hands-on operational and financial management skills/experience.• Leadership experience in a pediatric setting is highly preferred.• Leadership experience in a multi-hospital system is highly preferred.• Experience in building and/or growing regional clinical programs in competitive healthcare market is highly preferred.• Experience in leading patient care providers, creating a vision for patient care and being an advocate for caregivers while achieving organizations goals is required.• Experience with new construction projects would be a plus.• Demonstrated track record participating in philanthropic initiatives and fundraising.The Organization:Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children (OHAPH) has 156 beds. Caring for its patients are more than 150 pediatric subspecialty physicians and 65 advanced practice professionals. OHAPH also has a pediatric residency program accredited by ACGME comprised of 42 pediatric residents and has 5 pediatric fellowship programs. The hospital has consistently been recognized as a national leader in pediatric care. Since 2008, these touchpoints of excellence have placed Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital as a Best Children’s Hospital in the United States. For fourteen consecutive years, USNWR has ranked OHAPH on its Best Children’s Hospitals list in multiple pediatric specialties. Orlando Health is a not-for-profit healthcare organization with $9.2 billion of assets under management with more than 3,800 beds that serves the southeastern United States and Puerto Rico, headquartered in Orlando, Florida. Their mission is "To improve the health and quality of life of the individuals and communities we serve." Orlando Health is one of Florida's most comprehensive private, not-for-profit healthcare networks, including 11 hospitals in Florida and 5 hospitals in Puerto Rico, a large multispecialty medical group (Orlando Health Medical Group), and a clinically integrated network (Orlando Health Network). Orlando Health's facilities, advanced medical treatments and procedures, and highly qualified staff have distinguished the system as a healthcare leader for nearly 3 million Central Florida residents and millions of visitors annually.  The Region:Best known for theme parks, Orlando is home to more than a dozen family attractions, including Walt Disney World, Epcot, Sea Life Orlando Aquarium, and Universal Orlando, making the central Florida city the "Theme Park Capital of the World." Orlando is also home to industry, including high-tech, aviation and aerospace, biotechnology research, film and television production, and manufacturing. The Orange County Convention Center in Orlando is the second largest in the country, with an average of nearly 200 events annually.Nominations are greatly appreciated and may be sent to:Jennifer Schaulin, Senior ConsultantHeather Van Hecke, ConsultantPhysician and Leadership Solutions – Executive SearchAMN Healthcare Heather.VanHecke@amnhealthcare.com#BESmith#BESRecruitment#LI-HV3#AMNHealthcare

Deaconess Associations Incorporated is seeking a mission-driven Chief Executive Officer.Position: Reporting to the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer’s primary function is to ensure that the philosophy, mission, vision, strategies and values of Deaconess Associations Incorporated (DAI) are promoted, embraced and translated into appropriate action. The executive will serve as a key liaison in accomplishing the organization’s asset acquisition initiatives and accountable for maintaining and strengthening the financial viability of DAI to enable their pursuit of charitable endeavors. Direct reports consist of the CFO, COO, Compliance and Strategy Officer of DAI as well as the CEO’s of each of the five portfolio companies: Summit Home Care, Legacy Healthcare Services, Life Spring, Mays Home Care and Healthcare Bridge.Organization: The Deaconess legacy is one of compassionate care in the Christian tradition. Founded in 1888 as the first general hospital in Cincinnati, Deaconess today is an independent, not-for-profit enterprise managing a portfolio in excess of $1 billion of diversified health services, programs, investments and community grant initiatives in Greater Cincinnati and across the country. DAI seeks new ways to improve people’s health, while lowering costs through new delivery models and consumer education. Deaconess invests in healthcare opportunities and community programs that reflect their philosophy of promoting better outcomes by facilitating access to care, encouraging prevention and supporting wellness initiatives. Their current portfolio includes Summit Home Care, Legacy Healthcare Services, Life Spring, Mays Home Care and Healthcare Bridge. Qualifications: 

• Undergraduate degree required; Master’s degree and/or Clinical Degree preferred.
• Minimum of ten years of progressive experience in healthcare management; C-Suite level executive with a diversified healthcare services company preferred.
• Deep knowledge of industry and markets of the company.
• An energetic leader who is able to build trusting, collaborative, and effective relationships with key stakeholders and is able to effectively represent DAI in all settings.
• Visionary, strategic, forward-thinking, and knowledgeable of trends in home care industry.
• Strong background in healthcare operations (for-profit and not-for-profit) and significant experience in business development processes.
• Successful history of structuring and integrating business transactions preferred.

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Chief Operating Officer for Hospital Planning and OperationsUniversity of Texas at Austin Dell Medical SchoolUniversity of Texas at Austin Medical CenterAustin, TXThe OpportunityA new position of Chief Operating Officer for Hospital Planning and Operations (COO) for the University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School has been created and will be responsible for overseeing the Integrated Practice of the Future Facilities Project, a $1.5B facility investment. The incoming COO will lead the design, construction, activation, and on-going management for the UT Austin Dell Medical Center’s new Specialty Hospital. The COO will report Directly to Dr. Claudia Lucchinetti, Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs and Dean, Dell Medical School.The UT Austin Dell Medical Center’s Specialty Hospital is projected to open in 2030 with 16 ORs and 250-beds, as well as shell space for an additional 14 ORs and 100-beds in anticipation for future growth. The hospital is envisioned to be a future-oriented, technology rich specialty hospital featuring an intelligent building design, innovative information and communication technology for robots, advanced building automation, RFID, indoor positioning systems, and more. The priority clinical specialties anticipated within the hospital are focused around neurological, heart and vascular, transplant, and complex musculoskeletal-spine, gastroenterological and metabolic disorders.The Ideal CandidateThis is an exciting time for a forward-thinking, visionary, and operational academic medical center executive to do something truly unique: design, plan, manage the build, and subsequently operate the first university hospital owned and operated by UT Austin Dell Medical School, an innovative “hospital of the future”. The ideal candidate should possess 10 years or more of progressive hospital and ambulatory operational leadership experience, successful roles of progressive scope and scale within academic medical centers, and recent experience in leading large-scale healthcare and hospital facilities design, construction, and implementation. The OrganizationThe University of Texas at Austin is a highly rated public research university and the flagship institution of the University of Texas System with more than 51,000 students. Named after the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, which pledged $50 million over ten years to the school, the University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School opened to the inaugural class of 50 students in the summer of 2016 as the newest of 18 colleges and schools on the UT Austin campus. The announcement in August 2023 about the planned UT Austin Medical Center marks a major investment to advance UT Austin’s plan to lead in health and health care transformation while realizing its vision to be the world’s highest-impact public research university. The City of AustinThe greater Austin region has experienced tremendous population growth over the last decade, increasing from 1.8 million people in 2017 to 2.2 million in 2023, according to the United Nations' population projections. By 2030, the population is expected to be more than 2.4 million. It is currently estimated that 25% of patients in greater Austin seek complex care outside of the region. Dell Medical School and UT Health Austin aim to serve those needs locally, providing high quality and accessible complex specialty care while ushering in a new era of healthcare by transforming care delivery models as we know them today.  Austin is the state capital of Texas and has a reputation for being open-minded, friendly, and innovative. The city has been consistently rated as a national creative center that draws talented people from across the world to its high quality of life, abundant resources, lively entertainment, and active lifestyle. Austin is bursting with an entrepreneurial spirit, a commitment to personal freedom and a passion for unearthing new discoveries. Nominations, including self-nominations are greatly appreciated and may be sent to: Beth RossConsultantPhysician and Leadership Solutions – Executive SearchAMN Healthcare beth.ross@amnhealthcare.com#BESmith#BESRecruitment#LI-BR1#AMNHealthcare

Seeking Chief Medical Officer to join Catholic Health to lead their physician enterprise!The Opportunity:

• Catholic Health announces an exceptional opportunity for an accomplished and respected physician executive to serve as the Chief Medical Officer for the Physician Enterprise. 

• Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer of Catholic Health (CH), the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Physician Enterprise will lead and direct more than 175+ practicing clinicians, including all Trinity specialty practices across CH as well as those specialty clinicians operating within hospital-based clinics. The CMO will oversee the effective coordination of CH employed primary care practices with CH specialists, and as a member of the Catholic Health executive team, will develop and implement clinical programs, clinical protocols, and a clinically integrated network across Catholic Health.

• The CMO will partner with medical directors, hospital leadership and other system executives to establish an effective medical group culture which is patient centered, evidence based, interdisciplinary, and which continuously improves the patient experience, safety and quality while reducing expense. The CMO has a truly unique opportunity to create a lasting legacy by building a nationally recognized, multispecialty physician and provider group practice with a common culture and set of values expressed through Catholic Health’s Mission to reveal the healing love of Jesus to all.  

The Ideal Candidate:• Demonstrated competence in managing large, multispecialty practices.• Significant leadership, with more than 10 years of experience practicing medicine along with medical staff or administrative leadership positions.• Medical group practice management required.• Significant experience working with physicians, administration, and the Board of Directors of a health system.• A history of strong teamwork, interpersonal relations, communication, negotiation, and analytical skills.• An ability to get along with diverse personalities and to handle multifaceted, long¬ term projects in conjunction with day-to-day activities.• Possession of a solid record of effective physician relations, including the ability to work with physicians on daily problem-solving and in the development of new programs and leading transformational change.• Advanced business or related degree (MBA, MHA, MSM, MSHA) preferred.• Board certification, or equivalent, in Surgery or Medicine with a current physician license, or eligibility for licensure, in the state of New York. The Organization:Catholic Health (“the System”), is one of upstate New York’s leading and largest integrated health care systems. The System serves a population of approximately 1.5M people in Erie County, New York, and neighboring counties. With more than 9,000 employees, a 1,600-member medical staff, and net patient service revenue of more than $1.1B, this dynamic health care system provides a comprehensive network of high quality advanced medical care, primary care, post-acute care, and senior services. These programs and services are provided across four member hospitals, multiple ambulatory care sites, four skilled nursing facilities, three home care agencies, a PACE (Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly) program, and community-based behavioral health services spanning 74 access points across the full continuum of care.  The Region:Buffalo, New York is located on the eastern side of Lake Erie near Niagara Falls and the Canadian border. As the second-largest city in New York State, Buffalo has more than one million people living in its metropolitan area. Coined the nickname “The City of Good Neighbors,” Buffalo is notorious for its friendly residents and welcoming sense of community. With its growing population and diverse culture, it is understandable how Buffalo has become such a desirable location for young professionals and families. Considered to be one of the best places to live in New York, many people are moving to Buffalo for its affordability, education opportunities, and employment options. Providing its residents with a mixture of urban and suburban living, Buffalo knows how to blend big-city perks with all the conveniences of suburban life. Nominations are greatly appreciated and may be sent to:Rachael Burns, Vice PresidentEllen Lockhart, MD, PrincipalHeather Van Hecke, ConsultantPhysician and Leadership Solutions – Executive SearchAMN Healthcare Heather.VanHecke@amnhealthcare.com#BESmith#BESRecruitment#LI-HV3#AMNHealthcare