Medical Doctor Associates and Ascension
Health Join Forces
- A New Agreement to Provide Staffing Services
ATLANTA, August 16, 2004 - Medical Doctor Associates (MDA),
one of the nation's largest privately held medical staffing
companies, has signed a contract to provide staffing services
for Ascension Health, the nation's largest Catholic and nonprofit
health system.
The agreement designates MDA as a preferred vendor providing
locum tenens physicians to all Ascension Health's facilities,
located in 20 states across the country and the District of
Columbia.
"We are pleased and excited to have this partnership
with Ascension Health," said Gloria Parrish, vice president
of marketing for MDA. "I have had a first hand opportunity
to hear from some of the Ascension Health recruiters what
they want and expect from a recruitment organization, and
I am confident MDA will meet their needs with small company
attention and large company solutions."
Medical Doctor Associates brings to the partnership certain
quality distinctions, such as single-contact service for both
clients and physicians, and providing occurrence form professional
liability insurance to the healthcare providers working with
MDA. Medical Doctor Associates is the largest national multi-specialty
locum tenens organization that offers occurrence form professional
liability insurance.
The agreement will help ensure that Ascension facilities
remain fully staffed year round with quality physicians.
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About MDA
Founded in 1987, MDA is one of the largest privately held
medical staffing companies in the U.S. MDA is the largest national
multi-specialty locum tenens company that offers Occurrence
Form malpractice insurance to its providers.
The company is headquartered in Atlanta, GA with a regional
office in Dallas and satellite offices located throughout
the United States. MDA provides recruiting expertise for all
physician specialties, allied health, and healthcare professionals.
For more information about MDA call 1-800-780-3500 ext. 2168.
About Ascension Health
Ascension Health is a Catholic health ministry dedicated to
improving access and delivering quality care particularly
to those persons who are poor and vulnerable. This commitment
is demonstrated by the $484 million provided for community
benefit and care of the poor last year. With national offices
based in St. Louis, Missouri and assets of $10.6 billion,
this healthcare leader is the nation's largest nonprofit health
system and has more than 100,000 associates working in health
facilities in 20 states and the District of Columbia. For
more information about Ascension Health, visit www.ascensionhealth.org.
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