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Tri-Cities
Tri-Cities in Brief
Adjacent to North Carolina and Virginia, the Tri-Cities (Kingsport, Bristol and Johnson City) is an undiscovered gem.  The area offers a superior quality of life, rich history, friendly people, large lakes and a beautiful mountainous terrain.  The economy is growing and so is the population, but not too fast.  This hidden treasure is awaiting you. 

The Tri-Cities File
  1. Education. Each Tri-Cities community has its own highly acclaimed public school system, and a number of private academies also serve local students' educational needs.   There are several universities with the largest being East Tennessee State University.  In Johnson City, there is also a medical school and pharmacy school.
  2. Real Estate. Affordable housing options abound in the Tri-Cities, which features property taxes below the national average and very reasonable costs.
  3. Family. The Tri-Cities is an excellent place to raise a family, given its good public school system, its charm and values, its many school -age sports opportunities sponsored by the cities of the region and its exceptionally low crime rate.  Families have more disposable income since Tennessee has no state income tax.
  4. Culture. Music has a strong presence in the Tri-Cities (Bristol is the birthplace of country music), as do other performing arts, historical venues, and regional fairs and festivals.
  5. Recreation. Hiking, fishing, hunting, biking, white water rafting, skiing (both water and snow) and wonderful climbing opportunities in the nearby Appalachian Mountains are among the recreational pursuits enjoyed by Tri-Cities residents.  For NASCAR fans, Bristol International Speedway is located right here in Bristol, Tennessee.  In the fall, a ninety minute drive brings you to UT Football, an obsession of the region, closer to a religion than a sport.
  6. Weather. The Tri-Cities has four distinct seasons and a moderate climate; average summer highs are 85 degrees, while winter lows are 26 degrees. Fall foliage is often spectacular and always enjoyable.
Tri-Cities Fun Fact
Johnson City's ties to Appalachian Mountain's bootlegging activities in the 1920s, fueled by the presence of part-time resident Al Capone, led the city to gain the nickname of "Little Chicago."

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Meet the IPC management team in Tri-Cities, TN.

  • Glenn Appelbaum

    Glenn Appelbaum

    Executive Director

    (423) 282-1480
    gappelbaum@ipcm.com
    Executive Director Glenn Appelbaum received his Bachelor in Business Administration  in 1977 from the University of Missouri in St. Louis.  Glenn comes to IPC from Unity Health/Alexian Brothers Hospital in St. Louis, where from 1985 to 1999 he was senior vice president and vice president of managed care/physician services, vice president of finance and planning, and director of planning.  As senior vice president, Glenn was responsible for day-to-day operations which included a 10 physician primary care practice, long term care services, a 40 physician IPA, hospital plant operations and security, physician relations/recruitment, mission integration, medical staff coordination, medical records and admitting.  Glenn is a CPA and has also earned a Certified Healthcare Executive (CHE) certification from the American College of Healthcare Executives. He is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and the Healthcare Financial Management Association.

  • Brian Donovan, M.D.

    Brian Donovan

    Regional Director

    (423) 282-1480
    bdonovan@ipcm.com
    Brian Donovan, M.D. completed his internal medicine residency at University of Mississippi Medical School. A founder of Inpatient Medical Services, PC, the first hospitalist service in Johnson City, Tennessee in 1997, Dr. Donovan joined IPC in March 2006. Over his career he has served as a major in the United States Air Force, developed a medical charge entry PDA system, co-founded a successful hospitalist company that was acquired by IPC in March 2006, was president of a 30 member multi-specialty group during the 1990s and was president of an internal medicine group for which he negotiated its sale to a local hospital system.  A member of the American College of Physicians, American College of Physician Executives and a charter member of the Society of Hospital Medicine, Dr. Donovan is a dynamic leader and experienced hospitalist.

  • Penny Dickerson

    Penny Photo

    Director of Business Development

    (423) 282-1480
    pdickerson@ipcm.com
    Penny Dickerson joined IPC in April 2007. Life comes full circle, as Penny returns home to East Tennessee after an absence of 25 years. Penny is a healthcare marketing and sales professional with a nursing/teaching background who has worked both domestically and internationally.  Her experience includes working with psychiatrists, ophthalmic surgeons and family medicine. Penny is an RN who earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from East Tennessee State University.  The greatest strengths she brings to IPC include organization, professional relations and creativity.

  • Patsy Donovan

    Patsy Donovan

    Director, Operations

    (423) 282-1480
    pdonovan@ipcm.com
    Patsy Donovan joined IPC in March 2006 when IPC acquired a Tri Cities hospitalist company. Patsy was president and a founder of a successful hospitalist billing and management company which managed the hospitalist company, Inpatient Medical Services. She supervised the daily operations of this successful hospitalist company including recruitment, billing, physician scheduling, marketing and all day-to-day business activities for 8 years. Patsy also has a background in marketing and sales, and was a computer systems analyst. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science.
Meet your recruiter for Tri-Cities, TN.

Gloria Humphrey

Gloria B. Humphrey

Regional Manager of Physician Staffing

Direct: 888-358-0498
Cell: 888-967-4957
ghumphrey@ipcm.com
Gloria Humphrey, a Regional Manager of Physician Staffing, joined IPC in 2008 after previously recruiting hospitalists for Cogent Healthcare. She started in physician recruiting more than 17 years ago with Quorum Health in Nashville, serving for eight years at HCA MidAmerica Division and Tennessee hospitals, recruiting all specialties. Gloria also worked for Cookeville Regional Medical Center before joining Cogent, where she recruited hospitalists in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Kentucky, Iowa and Wisconsin.

Gloria is a founding member and four-year officer of the Tennessee Association of Healthcare Recruiters. She received her CMSR in 1995 and she has a BBA degree from Austin Peay State University.   She is an active member of ASPR.