York Hospital

Submitted by RBluett on May 16, 2011 - 4:42pm
Medical School Affiliation: 
Penn State University; Drexel University
Institution Address: 
1001 South George Street
York, PA 17405
United States
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Website(s): 
http://www.yorkhospital.edu
http://www.yorkhospital.edu/default.aspx?program=2
Program Training Format: 
PGY 1 - 3
Number of residents per entering class: 
11
Number of residents currently in training: 
34
Percentage of residents who are women: 
30.00
Total number of resident graduates: 
181
Numbers of residency who did not complete the program in past 5 years: 
0
List combined programs: 
None
Accreditation: 
ACGME
ACGME Accreditation: 
Continued
Date of last ACGME RRC - EM survey : 
Sunday, February 1, 2004
Year accreditation expires: 
2012
Year program began: 
1989
Residency Coordinator
Coordinator First Name: 
Wende
Coordinator Last Name: 
Tucker
Coordinator Email: 
wtucker@yorkhospital.edu
Coordinator Phone: 
+1 717 851 5064
Coordinator Fax: 
+1 717 851 3469
Department Chair:
Chair Title: 
Department Chair
Chair First Name: 
James
Chair Last Name: 
Amsterdam MD, DMD, MMM
Program Director
Director Title: 
Program Director and Vice Chair-Education
Director First Name: 
David A
Director Last Name: 
Kramer, MD
Associate/Assistant Program Directors
First Name: 
Michael
Last Name: 
Bohrn, MD
Title: 
Senior Associate Residency Director
Phone: 
+1 717 851 2450
Email: 
mbohrn@yorkhospital.edu
First Name: 
David
Last Name: 
Vega, MD
Title: 
Vice Chair-Operations and Associate Residency Director
Phone: 
+1 717 851 2450
Email: 
dvega@yorkhospital.edu
First Name: 
Elizabeth
Last Name: 
Hall, MD
Phone: 
+1 717 851 2450
Email: 
ehall@yorkhospital.edu
Research Director
First Name: 
Erik
Last Name: 
Kochert, MD
Email: 
ekochert@wellspan.org
Phone: 
+1 717 851 2450
Areas of department research interest: 
1. Cardiac/resuscitation/technology assessment; 2. Prehospital/aeromedical/EMS; 3. Education/outcomes measurements; 4. Health Services Design
Number of peer review abstracts presented in last 5 years: 
17
Number of peer reviewed manuscripts published in the last 5 years: 
31
Number of non-peer-reviewed publications in the last 5 years: 
9
Describe how the residents meet the requirement of engage in scholarly activity: 
Original research, multicenter trials, case reports, selected formal Performance Improvement (PI) projects
Unique attributes: 
Departmental Research Director and Associate Research Director. Full-time EM Research Assistant. Hospital Department of Research with design and statistical assistance available. ED and trauma databases. Residents' Research Day held annually to highlight resident projects.
Primary Site
Institution name: 
York Hospital
Number of beds in hospital: 
572
Number of beds in ED: 
70
Total number of annual ED visits: 
76000
Pediatric visits (%): 
18
Admission rate (%): 
28
Admission admitted to critical care area (%): 
3
Level 1 Trauma verification?: 
Yes
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
22
Miles from primary training institution: 
0
Unique attributes: 
Digital radiographs (PACS). Electronic tracking. Distinct ChemBio area. Electronic patient records. Dragon Voice Dictation. Pyramis digital ECG system. ED Pharmacist (Pharm.D.). SAFE/DOVE Teams. Disaster Response Team (DRT). Tactical EMS Team. EMS Academy on site. Pediatric Emergency Medicine rotation at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Inpatient Toxicology rotation at Harrisburg Hospital/Pinnacle Health Toxicology Center. Rural Emergency Medicine rotation at Chambersburg Hospital - Chambersburg, PA. State-of-the-Art Medical Simulation Center and new Education Pavilion.
Second Site
Institution name: 
CHOP
Number of beds in hospital: 
381
Number of beds in ED: 
59
Total number of annual ED visits: 
71537
Pediatric visits (%): 
99
Admission rate (%): 
19
Admission admitted to critical care area( %): 
2
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
1
Miles from primary training institution: 
95
Unique Attributes: 
Electronic ED charts Digital radiographs Electronic tracking Distinct ChemBio area Electronic patient records
Third Site
Institution name: 
Chamberburg Hospital
Number of beds in hospital: 
247
Number of beds in ED: 
28
Total number of annual ED visits: 
42099
Pediatric visits (%): 
22
Admission rate (%): 
19
Admission admitted to critical care area( %): 
4
Total Number of EM rotation months: 
1
Miles from primary training institution: 
75
Unique Attributes: 
Electronic patient records
Faculty Attributes
Total number of all faculty: 
29
Number of core faculty: 
11
Number of clinical faculty: 
29
Number of non-clinical faculty: 
0
Female faculty (%): 
20
Program graduates who are program faculty (%): 
0
Number of faculty with additional training (Peds, Critical Care, Toxicology, EMS, etc.): 
0
Block Schedule
PGY-1: 
ED Orientation
ED
PGY-2: 
ED
Trauma
PGY-3: 
ED
Admin
Resident Benefits
Annual PGY-1 Salary: 
54400.00
Educational stipend allowance per year: 
1850.00
Number of vacation or personal days: 
12.00
Types of insurance coverage provided: 
Malpractice Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance including vision and dental (resident pays portion of premium).
Educational materials provided outside allowance per year: 
No
Unique resident benefits not listed above: 
APLS: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Resource Course FCCS: Fundamentals of Critical Care Support Course
Resident Graduate Attributes (last 5 years only)
Number of residents entering fellowship programs: 
4
Number of program graduates who are academic faculty: 
12
First time ABEM qualifying exam rate: 
90
First time ABEM oral exam pass rate: 
92