1. The Healthplex completed in 2016 which houses 24 operating rooms and 8 procedure suites.

2. An expansive Emergency department which is clinically the busiest in the state providing a very diverse, robust surgical experience

3. 5 state of the art trauma resuscitation bays

4. Enthusiastic, committed attending surgeons from general surgery and the subspecialties

5. Outstanding support staff to include ICU and floor nurses as well as ancillary care

6. Operating room leadership and staff truly interested in improving patient care and operating room efficiency

7. Strong hospital and department leadership committed to quality health care delivery

8. An academic environment rooted in evidence based surgical and medical care. Clinical research opportunities are encouraged beginning during the intern year.

9. A collegial atmosphere facilitating positive interactions between surgeons and consulting physicians

10. A friendly workplace climate more commonly found in a small community hospital and rarely in a 700+bed facility

11. Exposure to minimally invasive and robotic surgery early and throughout the residency

12. Affiliation with Drexel University Medical School which includes a 4 year branch campus in Reading

The elements above are combined with a group of physicians and surgeons who are excellent mentors, truly enjoy teaching and strive to provide exemplary health care to our patients. The Reading Hospital truly is an outstanding place to work and to educate residents.

In summary, we are a hybrid community/university affiliated general surgery programs that strives to train surgeons to gain the best experiences in clinical and academic surgical practice. We are a new but clinically very busy program steeped in academic tradition present in a collegial environment.