<?xml:namespace prefix = "o" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />Traditional internal medicine physician needed an hour from Columbia, SC. The hospital is offering a great benefits that include malpractice, health, dental, vision, short term disability, long term disability, 401 (k) plan, 120 hours of vacation annually, 12 sick days and CME allowance. The payor mix is 55% Medicare, 15% Medicaid and 5% self pay. The physician would see around 20-25 patients a day. The call schedule is 1:4. The hospital has 420 beds and 260 physicians on staff. The hospital is an hour from the coast 1 hour from Columbia and 2 hours from Charleston, SC. The area has good school districts there is a regional airport and  has great climate with mild winters.