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title: "From Outsourced to Employed: How an Illinois Health System Reached 100% OR Utilization with The Medicus Transition Program"
description: Explore how Medicus helped an Illinois health system achieve 100% OR utilization and successfully establish a fully employed anesthesia care team model.
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# [From Outsourced to Employed: How an Illinois Health System Reached 100% OR Utilization with The Medicus Transition Program](https://medicushcs.com/locum-tenens-agency/resources/from-outsourced-to-employed-how-an-illinois-health-system-reached-100-or-utilization-with-the-medicus-transition-program)

 Written by [Medicus Healthcare Solutions](https://medicushcs.com/locum-tenens-agency/resources/author/medicus-healthcare-solutions) | Aug 19, 2024 5:20:08 PM

A health system in Illinois faced inadequate OR staffing due to challenges with its outsourced anesthesia group. With only 70% of the ORs staffed, the health system encountered backlogged cases and had to redirect patients to other hospitals. To maintain optimal staffing levels across the OR, the health system enlisted help from the Medicus Transition Program to bring its anesthesia service line employed.

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