You will open a brand new Family Medicine practice that has no existing patient panel and no competition inside the county. The practice begins with a gradual ramp up. You start by seeing 5 to 6 patients per day, grow to 8 to 10 as workflows stabilize, then move toward 14 to 15 per day or more if you prefer higher volume. The schedule stays outpatient only. You work standard daytime hours with no evenings, no weekends, and the option for a four day work week.
Your practice becomes the county’s primary access point for adult care, pediatric care, wellness exams, chronic disease management, and same day visits. Pediatrics is part of your scope. You decide how broad your practice becomes and which minor procedures you want to provide. Volume will come from local families, workers entering the region through large development projects, and internal medicine physicians who are booking out several weeks for new patients.
The hospital supplies the staff, equipment, and clinic infrastructure. You will move into Suite A of the medical office building if you are the first physician hired. The RHC application is submitted once the practice is established. That timing depends on when you open and how quickly the clinic stabilizes. An APP may be added as patient access becomes a problem, but no APP is planned until your panel grows.
You work next to pediatrics and near the internal medicine group that handles all inpatient activity. You avoid call, after hours coverage, and inpatient responsibilities. You practice inside a system that wants to rebuild primary care and expand outpatient services over time.
You create the first Family Medicine home for Monroe County. You set the standard for access, continuity, and primary care growth as the community expands.