Altoona Regional Health System

Practice Opportunity Profile: Gastroenterology

Practice: Altoona Regional Health System / Contact Person: Kevin Hockenberry
Gastroenterology Associates / Title: Director Planning & Physician Recruitment
Address: 620 Howard Avenue / Telephone: 814.949.4107
City: Altoona / Email:
State & Zip Code: Pennsylvania, 16601 / Altoona Regional Health System – Bon Secours
Hospital Campus, Altoona, Pennsylvania
Specialty: Gastroenterology
Starting Date: As soon as possible
PRACTICE OPPORTUNITY
Practice Location: Altoona, Pennsylvania / COMMUNITY INFORMATION
Practice Type: Gastroenterology Group / Altoona (city) Population: 50,000
Practice Description: Altoona Regional Health / Blair County: 130,000
System will work with the two chosen physicians to / Hospital Primary Service Area: 180,000
develop a group practice and determine the / Trauma Service Area Population: 600,000
best placement option for the practice. Options / Location: South Central Pennsylvania
for practice placement include becoming part of / School Quality: Excellent
an existing large multi-specialty group or the / Colleges: Penn State University – 40 minute drive
development of a Gastroenterology specialty / Penn State Altoona Campus: local Penn State 4-year
group practice. Estimated procedure volume is / Affiliate, Saint Francis University, Juniata College, and
1,200 – 1,400 procedures per physician per year. / Mt. Aloysius – 4 year private colleges and several 2
Year associate degree programs.
Practice Size: 2 Gastroenterologists
Shopping: several malls/shopping plazas, also in-town
DESIRED PHYSICIAN TRAITS (Yes = Acceptable) / Shopping areas; many national and regional chain
American Trained: Yes / Stores: Kaufmanns, J.C. Penney, Sears, Wal-Mart/
Foreign Medical Graduate Yes / Sam’s Club, Target, K-Mart, the Disney Store, Old
M.D. Yes / Navy, Eddie Bauer,
D.O. Yes
Board Certified: Yes / Cultural Activities: Altoona Symphony Orchestra,
Board Eligible: No / Historic Mishler Theater, Allegheny Highlands Regional
Practicing: Yes / Theater at Cresson Lake, Southern Alleghenies
Museum of Art, Allegheny Ballet Company, Penn State
HOSPITAL INFORMATION / University Artist Series and Eisenhower Auditorium
Altoona Regional Health System: 2 hospital campus / For Broadway Tours and Bryce Jordan for national
Altoona Hospital Campus and Bon Secours / Concert tours.
Hospital Campus; campuses 2 miles apart.
Altoona Hospital Campus is a Level II Trauma / Recreational Activates: Blue Knob Ski Resort, Lake
Center, State of the art ambulatory surgery center. / Raystown, Double A Pittsburg Pirate Affiliate Altoona
Altoona Hospital campus: 346 licensed beds / Curve Baseball, several state parks for hunting,
Bon Secours Campus: 182 licensed beds / Camping. Fly-fishing, boating, swimming, hiking,
Local amusement parks, biking trails, cross-country
Total Physicians on Staff: 300 + (240 active staff) / Skiing, some of the best public athletic facilities in the
State, several health clubs, numerous golf courses
And country clubs.
Nearest Major cities:
Pittsburgh: 2 hours
Baltimore: 2 ½ hours
Washington, D.C. 2 ½ hours
Philadelphia: 4 hours
New York City

(g:plng: md recruit: practice profile gastroenterology/ revised 11/30/05 per admin)