Dr. Thomas Arthur Newton

Overview

Dr. Thomas Arthur Newton, MD,FACEP,UHM, is an Emergency Medicine specialist in Savannah, Georgia. He attended and graduated from Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine in 1983, having over 41 years of diverse experience, especially in Emergency Medicine. He is affiliated with many hospitals including Candler Hospital, Trident Medical Center. Dr. Thomas Arthur Newton also cooperates with other doctors and physicians in medical groups including Southeast Wound Specialists, Llc. Dr. Thomas Arthur Newton accepts Medicare-approved amount as payment in full. Contact Dr. Thomas Arthur Newton at 5356 Reynolds St to request Dr. Thomas Arthur Newton the information (Medicare information, advice, payment, ...) or simply to book an appointment.

Doctor Profile

Quality Reporting

• eRx - He does not participate in the Medicare Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program.
• PQRS - He does not report Quality Measures (PQRS). The Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) is a Medicare program encouraging health care professionals and group practices to report information on their quality of care. Quality measures can show how well a health care professional provides care to people with Medicare.
• EHR - He does not use electronic health records (EHR). The Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program encourages health care professionals to use certified EHR technology in ways that may improve health care. Electronic health records are important because they may improve a health care professional's ability to make well-informed treatment decisions.
• MHI - He does not commit to heart health through the Million Hearts initiative. Million Hearts is a national initiative that encourages health care professionals to report and perform well on activities related to heart health in an effort to prevent heart attacks and strokes.
• MOC - He does not participate in the Medicare Maintenance of Certification Program. A "Maintenance of Certification Program" encourages board certified physicians to continue learning and self-evaluating throughout their medical career.

Language Spoken by Dr. Thomas Arthur Newton

• English

Medical Licenses

Specialization	License Number	Issued State
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians / Emergency Medicine click for detail Emergency Medicine An emergency physician focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department. The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury.	038571	Georgia
Emergency Medicine / Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine click for detail Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine A specialist who treats decompression illness and diving accident cases and uses hyperbaric oxygen therapy to treat such conditions as carbon monoxide poisoning, gas gangrene, non-healing wounds, tissue damage from radiation and burns, and bone infections. This specialist also serves as a consultant to other physicians in all aspects of hyperbaric chamber operations, and assesses risks and applies appropriate standards to prevent disease and disability in divers and other persons working in altered atmospheric conditions.	038571	Georgia

Affiliated Hospitals

Hospital Name	Location	Hospital Type	Hospital Ownership
Candler Hospital	Savannah, Georgia	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Other
Trident Medical Center	Charleston, South Carolina	Acute Care Hospitals	Proprietary

Medical Group Practice

Doing Business As	Legal Organization Name	Number of members
Southeast Wound Specialists, Llc	Southeast Wound Specialists, Llc	1

Practice Locations

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Dr. Thomas Arthur Newton [NPI: 1609875178]Emergency Medicine