What happened: Midland Health is ramping up physician recruitment, according to Midland Health’s fiscal year 2024-2025 recruitment summary.

Why it matters: The effort aims to improve access to specialized care across the community as Midland’s population grows and healthcare demands rise.

By the numbers:

  • 10 new providers joined Midland Health since the start of fiscal year 2024.

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  • 6 local physicians were integrated into the hospital network.

  • 8 more providers have signed agreements to start by fiscal year 2026.

  • 4 additional physicians were recruited for independent practices, including surgery, obstetrics, and medical imaging.

The bottom line: A 2023 needs assessment identified family medicine, neurology, cardiology, pulmonary and critical care, primary care, infectious disease, and gastroenterology as top priorities for recruitment. Midland’s rapid growth and limited local physician supply continue to strain the region’s healthcare system.

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and local physician referrals remain vital talent pipelines, bringing in 14 new providers.

What’s next: Specialist care will expand across multiple practices:

  • Premier Physicians will add specialists in pediatric neurology, family medicine, infectious disease, internal medicine, vascular neurology, gastroenterology, podiatry, and preventive medicine.

  • West Texas Orthopedics will welcome two sports medicine physicians.

  • Permian Cardiology expects an interventional cardiologist in summer 2026.