Aligned Providers Blog
Aligned Providers Welcomes Holli Cholley as Chief Operating Officer
Experienced healthcare executive brings more than 20 years of clinical, operational and strategic leadership to the organization Dallas, Texas — August 11, 2026 — Aligned...
Aligned Providers Announces Retirement of President and CEO Janie Jaberg
Eugene Gicheru, MD, FACEP, to assume CEO role effective September 16, 2026 Dallas, Texas — July 28, 2027— Aligned Providers, an emergency medicine and hospital medicine...
How to Staff Smarter in Healthcare: Start with Culture
Hospital leaders have been facing staffing shortages in healthcare for years. Factors driving this trend include an aging workforce and rising patient volumes—both of which...
Preparing EM and HM Teams for Complex Clinical Collaboration
4 Steps to Strengthening Interdisciplinary Communication & Care The relationship between emergency medicine (EM) and hospital medicine (HM) teams is a critical aspect of...
Shaping a Positive Future: The Benefits of a Dedicated Rural Emergency Medicine APP Internship
The Rewards of Rural Emergency Medicine Training for APPs In part one of this series, we gave a history and overview of our advanced practice providers program, exploring...
The Evolution of APW’s APP Rural Emergency Medicine Internship
Origins of the APP EM Internship The physician shortage has had a significant effect on hospitals’ ability to staff adequately, especially in rural areas. As we’ve discussed...
The Urgent State of Emergency Medicine: Why Empowering APPs is Vital
Is the increasingly rare instance of fully physician-led emergency medicine care teams crucial when the alternative is no care at all? Here's why we believe well-trained...
How to Train APPs to Thrive in a Rural Inpatient Programs
Over the last 15 years, the quantity and role of nurse practitioners and physician assistants—sometimes known as advanced practice providers—have both expanded considerably....
How to effectively manage postoperative patients in rural hospitalist programs to improve patient outcomes and resource use
Effectively managing postoperative patients in any setting is essential—but it takes on a special urgency for rural organizations that face extra resourcing challenges and...
How to Improve Patient Transfer Management within Rural Hospitalist Programs
Patient transfers are common, yet key, inflection points within a medical encounter—especially at smaller facilities. For example, rural hospitalist programs are often...