The Arts If you’re looking for Welcome to Palmetto Health culture, Columbia has it. Several and Columbia, SC art and history museums house nationally recognized collections. A variety of theatrical, dance and musical offerings can be experienced at The Koger Center for the Arts, Colonial Life Arena, Township Auditorium and the nearby Newberry Opera House. Music fans most likely Sports Sports fans can take in any number of spectator sports already know that Columbia in Columbia. A member of the Southeastern Conference, the is the home and starting place University of South Carolina hosts men’s and women’s basketball for the popular band, Hootie and the Blowfish. And unique to teams in its 12,401-seat Colonial Life Arena. The 72,400-seat South Carolina are a number of hometown festivals which celebrate Williams-Brice Stadium is home to USC’s football team. And just 90 traditions, seasons and landmarks. miles away in nearby Charlotte, N.C., Columbians can cheer on the Carolina Panthers, Charlotte Bobcats and Charlotte Sting, respective For additional information, please visit Central Carolina Association members of the NFL, NBA and WNBA. of Realtors at centralcarolinarealtors.com.

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Patients are admitted to this facility and are rendered services without distinction due to race, color, national origin, handicapping condition or age. Produced by Public Relations ©2010 Palmetto Health 11.10 | PP-2633 Welcome to Palmetto Health Requirements All employees are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Palmetto Health’s values of compassion, dignity, excellence, integrity and teamwork. Palmetto Health provides excellent opportunities for board certified/board eligible physicians or graduating residents or fellows to practice in the Midlands of South Carolina with a growing physician practice network.

Employment This employment opportunity is perfect for any Columbia and the Midlands Geographically located in the Faith & Devotion Almost every religious denomination is physician who wants to practice medicine without the worries center of the state, Columbia is South Carolina’s state capital and represented in Columbia. Large and small congregations offer that come with running a practice! Employment also includes a home to most every amenity expected of a metropolitan area. Being worship opportunities and sponsor a diverse variety of benevolent competitive salary, quality and productivity bonus, exceptional situated in the middle of the state has its advantages. Columbia is services for our community’s well-being. You can view the websites of benefits (professional liability, health, dental, life, disability, vision, only a couple of hours from South Carolina’s spectacular beaches some of the churches in our area for more information. and more) and a shared call schedule. Palmetto Health will assist with and the lush Blue Ridge Mountains. Three interstate highways managing your office while you concentrate on patients. intersect in Columbia — I-20, I-26 and I-77 — with I-85 and I-95 Shopping You can shop till you drop in Columbia. Almost all of just an hour drive away. the major department stores are in four regional shopping malls Please visit [email protected] for a complete and a variety of specialty shops and boutiques listing and further details of all physician opportunities. compliment these in numerous shopping centers.

Oh, The Weather! Columbia is comfortable year- round which makes almost any outdoor activity Palmetto Health is the region’s largest, most comprehensive, locally feasible at any time of year. While a mild dusting of owned, nonprofit, Joint Commission-accredited healthcare system. snow every year or so guarantees a touch of winter, Our hospitals include Palmetto Health Richland, Palmetto Health a round of golf in December is still highly possible. Baptist, Palmetto Health Heart Hospital and Palmetto Health (The average annual snowfall is just 1.89 inches.) Children’s Hospital. Areas of specialty include behavioral care, Whether on weeknights or weekends, Columbia is a cardiology, obstetrics (including high-risk pregnancy and genetic melting pot of extracurricular activities. counseling), oncology, orthopaedics, neonatology, neurology, pediatrics, surgery, trauma and women’s care. We provide care for Recreation Parks with tennis courts and more than 70 percent of residents of Richland County, and more playgrounds, public and private clubs, and some than 55 percent of the combined Richland/Lexington county area. dozen or so golf courses are available throughout the community. City Snapshot The Columbia area population is currently more Hunting and fishing are popular in With more than 9,000 employees, we are the third largest employer than 583,000. That number is expected to increase to 648,700 by the outlying areas of the city. Weekend in the area. Our medical staff consists of more than 1,000 members. the year 2010 and to 1,000,000 by 2025. According to the U.S. afternoons find families taking in the sounds We are the area’s only healthcare system with medical residency Census Bureau, 50.4 percent of the population is male, 49.6 percent of outdoor concerts in downtown 17-acre programs and a teaching hospital. Palmetto Health is the only is female. The median age is 33 years. Finlay Park or jogging, biking or walking on hospital in the state to be named for three consecutive years by paths that stretch through nearby Riverfront Park. Riverbanks Zoo Modern Healthcare as one of the Top 100 Best Places to Work in A Great Place To Call Home Whatever your preference in and Botanical Garden, popular among locals and out-of-towners Healthcare in the nation. There’s a lot more you should know about homes, you can find it here. Compared to other parts of the country, alike, is ranked in the Top 10 zoos in the nation and rests upon the Palmetto Health. Visit us online at PalmettoHealth.org. housing in Columbia is quite affordable. Older homes banks of the Saluda River. are nestled in such downtown neighborhoods as Shandon and Forest Acres, while newer, younger neighborhoods continue to The Water’s Fine! For More Information Contact Suzanne Maynard, Palmetto Physician expand in the suburban areas of Irmo, Lexington and along the Only 10 minutes Health Physician Practices Manager of Physician Integration, for shoreline of Lake Murray. northwest of our city Opportunities more information about physician jobs and opportunities at Palmetto Palmetto Health has an is the spectacular Health. E-mail [email protected] expansive and outstanding Education Columbia is home to the main campus of the 50,000-acre man- or call (803) 296-3429. physician practice network University of South Carolina, a leading graduate research institution made Lake Murray. that employs physicians including schools of medicine, nursing and public health. Nine Recognized as one of in a variety of specialties other degree-granting colleges and universities are located in the nation’s top large- throughout the Columbia Columbia, including Midlands Technical College, the largest mouth bass fishing area. This is an excellent technical college in the state. More than 130 public and 70 private spots, Lake Murray delights residents and visitors along nearly 526 opportunity to join a team of schools with long established programs for all grades also are miles of shoreline. There are several public parks, even restaurants, health care professionals who available in the two counties that make up Columbia—Richland on the lake. In the summer months, the lake is alive with activity... have developed a reputation of and Lexington county. boating, skiing, sailing, jet-skiing, and sunbathing. This popular excellence in our community. attraction just can’t be beat for a quick (and inexpensive) weekend We are constantly expanding or late afternoon get-away! and seeking to bring on board new physicians and practices.