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Originally Posted by graciegirl
Hospitals Can Impose Residency Requirements
Hospitals can have strict requirements that a doctor must follow before they're considered for privileges. These can include requirements that the doctor reside within a certain distance from the hospital to be sure that the doctor can arrive quickly when needed.
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False : The provider simply has to be available within a certain time frame. Many providers will have rentals/hotels for "call" periods. Many pre-diem folks will even live out of state - get credentialed and make tens of thousands on contract work. While more common at L1's (and TVH is not L1) I know for a fact that is the case with some providers at TVH.
While "maybe" residency requirements "may" be a good thing (I think they would be). When it comes to specialty services (such as Uro), the relationship is not the same as a PCP MD/DO.
Your examples, while "kinda" correct are more examples of a PCP type of provider getting "privileges" - but from there - most facilities toss them and use their staff hospitalists to "manage" care.