16+ Years of Experience
Developing
Trauma Programs in Ten States

Over 100 Site Surveys
Completed
Without a Single Failure


Extant Experience

For more than sixteen years, Extant Healthcare’s leadership has organized, built, and operated integrated trauma programs for large and small community hospitals as well as regional trauma centers.

With a primary focus on general surgery and critical care, the Extant team provides exemplary services at all levels of designation. We create, maintain, and reinforce the strengths of existing programs, turn around those that are troubled, and build new programs from the ground up.

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Extant Leadership

Extant Healthcare’s founding surgeon and CEO, John Josephs, M.D., has worked in the most demanding trauma center environments. As an experienced trauma surgeon and outstanding business leader, John sets the highest standards for our team—so we can deliver the highest quality care for your program.


Extant Relationships

Our leadership team has maintained long-lasting relationships with our clients through multiple leadership changes without the loss of a client facility. With secure, financially-grounded and dedicated leadership, we’re proud of building stable, long-lasting relationships with leading clients such as HCA and Ascension.


Extant Performance

Trauma program development is a highly-regulated and demanding process. Extant instills confidence and balance within these complex requirements through our extensive experience, broad administrative knowledge and wide range of surgical competencies. We also have the agility to add new surgical specialties when required.


Extant People

Extant’s leadership team has hired over 185 dual-boarded, critical care and general surgeons as we have worked in this developing market. Extant’s team fosters a culture of quality, innovation, and collegiality rarely found in other programs.

Our focus is not to simply fill a surgical position, but to ensure we find the right fit for your specific program. We find top-tier talent with the right clinical skills and experience, but also with the interpersonal skills to become a foundation service line in the facility.

We offer an environment that provides unparalleled work/life balance, resulting in a staff that is committed to your facility, trauma program, patients, and community—with very little attrition. Extant is in the people business and we value our providers. Extant values our providers’ individual pursuits whether that is family life, life-long learning, collaboration, community service, or travel. Our providers experience personal as well as professional satisfaction leading to a high retention rate and deep engagement to ensure the success of each program.


Join the Extant Team

Join a group with the right balance in mind—meaningful work and time to enjoy other activities. We offer career advancement opportunities along with a fair and supportive working environment. We pride ourselves on having open lines of communication between our clinicians and our leadership team. Our experienced back-end operational team is committed to supporting our clinicians. And we are seriously expanding. Intrigued? Contact our recruiting team today or see our currently available positions below.