A southeast health system engaged HSG to build a physician manpower development plan combining strategies of their five hospitals and employed provider network.
![]() |
Download a PDF Version of the Case Study |
HSG partnered with a Southeast health system to build a Physician Manpower Development Plan that combined the strategies of their five hospitals, and their employed provider network ensuring the overall strategic needs of the organization were being addressed.
HSG seemed to understand the challenges of our healthcare system, our strategic and community healthcare needs and provider dynamics, and were able to provide meaningful, actionable and strategic recommendations, as well as offered ongoing support to work towards meeting these goals.
They helped us to prioritize next steps based on short versus long- term goals, feasibility, and maturity (or lack thereof) of our system. HSG went far above our expectations to deliver one of the best Medical Staff Manpower Development Plans we have ever seen and we would highly recommend them.
– Health System Provider Recruitment Coordinator
The health system had grown rapidly through acquisitions over the past two decades. While their market still had some independent practices, the employed network had grown substantially, totaling over 400 providers in 2019. The competitive dynamics with national and regional competitors in a market with an attractive payer mix fueled the need for continued growth. The organization needing a coordinated growth and manpower development plan – to ensure that the overall organization’s provider needs were being met and that future growth strategy wouldn’t be hindered by a lack of access to key specialties.
HSG worked with stakeholders from all three major components of the health system – system leadership, employed network leadership, and hospital leadership to facilitate the development of a plan that focused on the following six elements.
The Growth and Manpower Development Plan resulted in better coordinated strategic decision making within the organization and eliminated gaps in the organization’s ability to execute its strategy from a manpower perspective. The plans outcomes included:
HSG provided meaningful, actionable and strategic recommendations, as well as offered ongoing support to work towards meeting our goals.