What you need to know:
Practice Details
- Seeking a BC/BE Urologist to join their new practice on the Alabama Gulf Coast.
- This is a great opportunity for ambitious Urologists to join a dynamic medical staff in brand new operating rooms just minutes from Gulf Shores and Orange Beach!
- Hospital Employed Setting
- Anticipate quick ramp up due to referrals from physicians and hospital marketing
- Two DaVinci Xi Robot Available - Hospital would welcome Urologist with Robotics training
- Incoming Physician will only need to practice in Foley – no traveling from hospital to hospital
- Ambulatory Surgery Center opportunity
- Shared call coverage
- 25 minutes from the beach
Compensation Details
- Competitive Salary based on MGMA guidelines
- Commencement Bonus
- Incentive Bonus based on wRVUs
- Relocation Assistance
- Residency/Fellowship stipend if applicable
- CME Assistance
- Medical Education Debt Assistance
- PTO, Health Insurance, Life Insurance
Community Profile
What is nice to know.
Closest International Airports:
- 190 miles: New Orleans, LA (MSY / KMSY) Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- 271 miles: Birmingham, AL (BHM / KBHM) Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport
Closest Major City:
- 146 miles to New Orleans, LA
- 209 miles to Baton Rouge, LA
- 221 miles to Birmingham, AL
- 303 miles to Atlanta, GA
- 352 miles to Saint Petersburg, FL
- 355 miles to Tampa, FL
Closest Domestic Airport:
- 33 miles: Pensacola, FL (PNS / KPNS) Pensacola International Airport
- 60 miles: Mobile, AL (MOB / KMOB) Mobile Regional Airport
- 98 miles: Valparaiso, FL (VPS / KVPS) Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport
- 109 miles: Gulfport, MS (GPT / KGPT) Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport
Cost of Living:
- Mean Housing Cost - $203,433
- City Cost of Living Index - 84.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
- State Cost of Living Index - 82.3
Colleges and Universities:
- Fortis College-Foley (Full-time enrollment: 305; Location: 200 East Laurel Avenue; Private, for-profit;
- Columbia Southern University (about 6 miles; Orange Beach, AL; Full-time enrollment: 14,996)
- Pensacola State College (about 30 miles; Pensacola, FL; FT enrollment: 8,740)
- The University of West Florida (about 30 miles; Pensacola, FL; FT enrollment: 10,240)
Demographics:
- 77.2% White
- 12.1% Black
- 8.7% Hispanic
- 1.1% Asian
- 0.5% Two or more races
- 0.4% Other race alone
Taxes:
- State Income Tax Rate - 3.67%
- State Sales Tax Rate - 4%
- County Tax Rate - 4.91%
- Property Tax Rate - 0.33%
Major Industry:
- Construction (12.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (11.9%)
- Educational services (6.2%)
- Real estate & rental & leasing (4.7%)
- Health care (4.4%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, similar organizations (4.2%)
- Transportation equipment (4.0%)
Arts & Culture:
- Santa Rosa Arts and Culture Foundation
- Art in the Park 2022, an Art Show in Foley, Alabama
- Holmes Medical Museum
- Foley Performing Arts Center
- Foley Land Depot Museum and Archives
Sports for the Spectator:
- Alabama Crimson Tide - University of Alabama
- Birmingham Blazers - Birmingham
- Auburn Tigers - Auburn
- Jacksonville State Gamecocks - Jacksonville
Shopping:
- Bargain hunters flock to the Tanger Outlet Center's more than 120 stores
- Foley's antique malls.
- Foley's attractions also include the farmers and fishermen markets
Top Five things to do:
- Alligator Alley opened in 2004, when owner Wes Moore decided that alligators needed a natural, protected area where they are guaranteed a haven away from danger.
- Gulf State Park is located 10 miles south of Foley on the southern shores of Baldwin County, Alabama. The park encompasses a huge 6,500 acres of land with glorious beaches, streams, pine forests and fresh-water lakes to explore.
- Orange Beach Named as one of the top 50 beaches in the world, this beautiful stretch of sand on the Gulf of Mexico is home to stylish hotels, piers and waterfront dining.
- City of Foley Antique Rose Trail
- The Park at OWA is the newest and largest retail, entertainment and dining complex in Alabama.