There are basically two distinct models that Health Management hospitals use to relocate physicians to their communities; recruitment to private practice is, by far, the more popular and widely used of method of recruitment. Under this model, the local Health Management hospital may provide a recruited physician with financial assistance, for a limited period of time, to help the recruited physician establish and maintain a private medical practice. One common form of financial assistance is a "cash Collections guarantee", whereby each month, usually for about 12 months, the Health Management hospital pays the recruited physician the difference between the monthly guarantee amount (an amount agreed to in advance by the hospital and recruited physician, based upon many factors such as the community’s need for the recruited physician’s specialty, the recruited physician’s experience, and the average earnings for similarly situated physicians according to independent surveys) and the amount of revenue that the recruited physician actually collected during that month. Provided that the recruited physician maintains his or her private practice in the recruiting hospital’s community for at least three years, recruited physicians are typically not required to repay the hospital for any of the financial recruitment benefits, other than amounts that are specifically designated as loans and that are expressly subject to repayment. Other types of financial assistance may include commitment bonuses, practice-start up expenses payments, and other amounts. Employment is the alternative model. Employed physicians are usually paid a base salary for one year, and thereafter, are compensated based on their individual productivity.

All Health Management hospitals engage independent companies specializing in physician needs assessments in order to recommend physician levels for each relevant specialty based on community demographic information, utilization, attrition analysis and standardized physician-to-population ratios. Before any Health Management hospital agrees to recruit a physician of any specialty to its community, there has already been independent expert verification that the community has a need for a physician who practices that specialty. In Health Management’s experience, physicians who relocate to and establish their practices in communities that have demonstrated demands for additional physicians increase the likelihood that their medical practices will be successful.

Health Management hospitals want their recruited physicians to establish a medical practice in a manner that will best suit their own needs and the needs of the community. Health Management hospitals generally regard established medical practices as ideal practice opportunities for new recruits, and will support recruited physicians’ efforts to find opportunities with established medical practices.

The medical services that each Health Management hospitals offer may vary. Generally, however, each Health Management hospital offers at least the following services: emergency departments, general surgical services, medical services and outpatient services (imaging, lab, etc.). Some, but not all, of the Health Management hospitals also offer more specialized services, including obstetrics, open heart surgery, radiation oncology, neurosurgery, bariatric surgery, pediatrics, urology, rehabilitation services, and other services.

Health Management subscribes to the highest standards relative to the operation of its facilities. All HMA hospitals are accredited by the Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO).

Health Management hospitals seek to recruit only highly-qualified physicians, usually Board Certified or Board Eligible, who have demonstrated strong clinical competence. As importantly, Health Management hospitals look for those physicians who are willing to work hard and make commitments to their communities, to their fellow physicians, and to their patients commitment to a physician recruit.