Emergency Medical Staffing & Coverage Response
When unexpected physician departures, sudden volume spikes, or leave of absence threaten your clinical operations, Falcon Locum deploys fully-vetted, credentialed clinicians in as little as 24 to 48 hours.
Our 4-Step Emergency Response Protocol
Immediate Intake & Need Analysis
Dedicated Senior Account Director reviews specialty, shift times, and facility privileges requirement.
Pre-Vetted Provider Presentation
We match 3–5 active, licensed candidates with verified NPIs, DEA, and immediate availability.
Emergency Credentialing Packet
Complete primary-source verification file delivered directly to your Medical Staff Office (MSO).
On-Site Provider Deployment
Logistics team arranges emergency travel, housing, and on-call orientation.
Emergency Critical-Coverage Specialties
We maintain active pools of locum providers ready for immediate shift activation across key acute care departments:
Emergency Medicine
ABEM/AOBEM board-certified ED physicians & trauma directors for Level I-IV trauma centers.
Anesthesiology & CRNA
OR surgical continuity staffing for general, cardiac, neuro, and OB surgical cases.
Hospitalist & ICU
Day/Night Nocturnists and Intensivists for census surges and rapid unit coverage.
General & Ortho Surgery
Emergency call coverage to maintain hospital trauma designations and surgical intake.
OB/GYN Labor & Delivery
24/7 L&D call coverage and OB hospitalists to prevent diversion.
Psychiatry & Behavioral
Inpatient unit coverage and emergency tele-psychiatry consultation support.
EMTALA Compliance: What Every CMO Must Know
EMTALA (Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1395dd) mandates that any Medicare-participating hospital with an emergency department must provide medical screening examinations to ALL patients regardless of ability to pay.
- Violation penalties: $50,000–$100,000 per violation for physicians, plus potential exclusion from Medicare/Medicaid participation — which would effectively close most hospitals.
- Inadequate ED staffing is the #1 cited trigger for EMTALA investigations by CMS surveyors.
- Locum tenens physicians are EMTALA-covered practitioners when deployed under the facility's existing Medicare provider agreement.
- Falcon Locum ensures all emergency placements include verified DEA registration, current ACLS/ATLS, and EMTALA-compliant screening competencies.
The Cost of Diversion
1 hour on ambulance diversion = lost ED revenue (ACEP data)
Average urban hospital diverts incoming ambulances annually (AHRQ)
Each diversion hour reduces HCAHPS patient satisfaction scores by percentile points
CMS can cite hospitals for 'inappropriate' diversion patterns during surveys
L&D diversion: 1 closed labor unit = annual revenue loss and loss of OB trauma designation
ICU surge diversion: Each unfilled ICU shift costs direct + indirect costs (SCCM data)
Emergency Credentialing Standards
How Falcon expedites emergency credentialing.
NPDB Urgent Query
Turnaround: 2-4 hours via expedited federal request
State License Real-Time Verification
Instant via FSMB physician profile + state board API
DEA Registration Confirmation
Same-day via DEA Diversion Control Division lookup
Board Certification Check
Same-day via ABMS or AOA verification portal
Emergency Privileging Packet Assembly
Complete Joint Commission MS.13 emergency privileging file within 6 hours
MSO Delivery & CMO Briefing
Full credential file delivered to Medical Staff Office with summary cover letter within 12 hours
Need Emergency Locum Coverage Now?
Our Senior Staffing Operations team is available 24/7/365 to handle urgent facility requests.