Emergency Medicine Physician

Company: Singing River Health System
Location: Ocean Springs
Posted on: June 16, 2026

Job Description:

Singing River Hospital functions as a level 3 Trauma Center, ensuring that patients benefit from a robust healthcare system featuring experienced physicians and cutting-edge treatment alternatives. We are proud to share our knowledge and commitment with this remarkable community as we expand our services.

Our offerings encompass inpatient and outpatient care, diagnostic services, emergency treatment, as well as medical and surgical procedures, all delivered in a patient-centered atmosphere. Our dedicated care team comprises trained medical professionals, proficient nurses, and compassionate support staff and volunteers, all collaborating to deliver exceptional patient care in a professional yet personal setting.

MEDS is now an affiliate of Georgia Emergency Department Services, the largest democratic EM group in GA. MEDS is an independent, democratic/physician owned group, and services the ED contracts of Singing Rivers Health System (SRHS), which has been in operations for 50 years.

MEDS/SRHS:

• 3 hospitals: Gulfport, Ocean Springs, and Pascagoula hospitals
• Combined volume: 100k+ ED visits a year
• Combined IP rate: 12.5%
• Combined PPH: 2.2 (goal of 2 with increased staffing)
• Primary stroke/L3 trauma/STEMI center, SANE exam 24/7, crisis intervention program
• Specialties: general surgery, obstetrics/gyn, pediatrics, psychiatry, cardiology, gastro, ENT, critical care, endocrine, nephrology, neurology, orthopedics/spine, pulmonology, radiology, urology
• EMR: EPIC/dragon
• Shift length: 8h, 10h, and 12h
• Staffing model: combo of doc and APPs. APPs work collaboratively with docs managing lower acuity patients independently and co-manage moderate and higher acuity with the docs
• FT Nocturnist track (with incentive)
• Shift equity for holidays, nights, and weekends

• Online attendance to monthly M&M and lectures as part of affiliated GEDS EM residency
• Preferential internal mobility
• Annual CME contributions for conferences (ACEP, AAEM, etc)
• Leadership Development Program (Indy Master Class, EDPMA, etc)
• Opportunities for medical director positions
• Opportunities for hospital and company-based committees
• Opportunities for sim lab

• MS housing costs are 40% lower than the national average
• Ocean Springs, the 2024 Best Coastal Small Town in MS, is approximately 1.5h from New Orleans and has the best ranked schools in the state
• Gulfport is home to an international airport with multiple direct daily flights to Atlanta and other large cities (10 min from the hospital)
• Many activities for young families (Aquarium, beach, discovery centers, museums) and adults (Biloxi casinos)

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