Independent Emergency Physicians

Independent Emergency Physicians (IEP), a local emergency physician-owned, physician-led practice, is an amazing team of 500 physicians and advanced practice providers that touches more than 565,000 patient lives annually by providing direct patient care in the communities the providers live and work in, fostering a sense of community and trust with patients. And IEP is doubling down on its commitment to ensuring emergency medicine health care remains a community activity delivered through local ownership and by clinicians who are integral to the community.

Founded by 11 emergency physician entrepreneurs over two decades ago, IEP currently partners with three health systems to lead emergency medicine, hospital medicine, and observation medicine services.

In 2024, IEP embarked on a significant expansion, providing emergency medicine services at six new metro Detroit hospitals. This expansion, which includes hospitals such as St. John Hospital Detroit and Macomb-Oakland Hospital Warren, marks a significant milestone in its journey.

This growth expands IEP’s footprint to include emergency medicine services at 11 hospitals, from East China in the northeast to Jackson in the southwest, making IEP the largest democratic emergency physician-owned practice in Michigan and one of the top 10 in the United States.

IEP also owns and operates eight IEP Urgent Care clinics in metro Detroit, providing expert care from ER-trained providers guided by the simple purpose that IEP was founded on: taking care of the patient by taking care of the provider.

Whether you see an IEP provider in an emergency room, hospital, or IEP Urgent Care clinic, you know you are in good hands.