There are 7 credentialed locum tenens providers right now. As we hire permanent providers (which will happen quickly), we will transition out those locum tenens providers. Advent Health has completed a supply/demand study and we need 3 permanent providers ASAP. There is already a 2025 provider lined up for hire and we will be fully staffed in no time.
There are 18 current primary care providers in Ocala with 3 more in the pipeline, all referring GI cases. Naturally, we would love to keep these in-house as everything is getting sent out right now.
In 2025 there will be a family medicine residency program with 8 providers, further quantifying the need for GIs to take in the referrals.