Urology Specialists of Oak Ridge Group is part of Covenant Health and located 0.3 miles from Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge. They are a not-for-profit regional medical center licensed for 283 beds. The Hospital is a full-service hospital, they do everything from Open Heart Surgery to Interventional Cardiology & Radiation Oncology, all onsite while embodying the convenience of a hometown medical center that is close to the support of family and friends.
There used to be a group of 5 Urologist’s in the Oak Ridge area, but the practice was dissolved. Methodist Medical has started its own Physician Management Group to directly hire its own Urologists. The area is greatly underserved in Urology as the group currently only has one Urologist on staff, and the need is immediate. The town of Oak Ridge has a population of 35,000 and the county is 75,000 so the need is likely 2 to 3 additional Urologists for a total of 3. The group is preparing to move to a larger office in the same building, which will be newly renovated.
Currently, the Group consists only of Dr. Michael Douglas who has 7 years’ experience. They hope to hire 1-2 additional Urologists.
Referring to Covenant and Methodist specifically; - “They let doctors be doctors and do what we’ve been trained to do. They have a great support staff, they’re important and they do their jobs really well. So, Covenant has been a breath of fresh air for me.” – Dr. Michael Douglas
Practice is described as bread and butter, doing a little bit of everything. If the incoming doctor has a special interest Covenant Health/Methodist is open to supporting it.