Inquiries

Work with
a group that
endures

Whether you are a physician considering joining CEMG or a hospital seeking experienced emergency department staffing — we would like to hear from you.

Physician & hospital inquiries

Columbia Emergency Medical Group is an independent physician group with nearly five decades of emergency medicine experience. We welcome inquiries from qualified emergency medicine physicians interested in joining the group, and from hospitals or health systems seeking experienced emergency department staffing.

Emergency department staffing

Staffing Inquiries
Partner with CEMG

CEMG brings fifty years of experience staffing one of the most complex and high-volume emergency departments in Los Angeles County. We are open to discussions with hospitals and health systems seeking a proven, independent physician group to staff or consult on their emergency department operations.

What we offer
  • Board Certified emergency physicians with deep subspecialty expertise
  • Experience managing high-acuity, high-volume emergency departments
  • Trauma, pediatric, stroke, cardiac, and ECMO capability
  • Established academic affiliations and resident training infrastructure
  • Paramedic base station and EMS medical oversight experience
  • Independent group — no corporate parent, physician-led decision making
Start a Conversation

Reach out to Dr. Arguija at
aarguija@memorialcare.org

Joining CEMG

Physician Inquiries
Board Certified Emergency Physicians

CEMG is a tightly-run, independent physician group that has practiced at MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center since 1976. We are selective about who joins us — and we look for physicians who share our commitment to clinical excellence, independence, and the culture of a close-knit group.

What we look for
  • Board Certified or Board Eligible in Emergency Medicine (ABEM)
  • Residency training at an accredited Emergency Medicine program
  • Strong commitment to patient care and team collaboration
  • Academic interest and teaching experience a plus
  • Fellowship training in Pediatric EM or other subspecialties welcome

Direct inquiries only. Please reach out to Dr. Arguija directly.

Get in Touch

Contact Dr. Arguija at
aarguija@memorialcare.org

What makes CEMG
different

We are not a corporate staffing agency. We are not a health system with hundreds of locations. We are a single, independent, tightly-run physician group that has practiced at one hospital for fifty years — and we take that seriously.

01
Independent — genuinely

No private equity. No corporate parent. Decisions are made by physicians, for physicians and patients.

02
Fifty years of stability

We have practiced at the same institution since 1976. That kind of continuity speaks for itself.

03
Clinical depth

Level II Trauma, ECMO, EDAP, STEMI, Stroke — few EDs in LA County can offer this range of capability.

04
Academic commitment

Our physicians hold active academic affiliations and train residents from seven programs across Southern California.