Exceptional Urology Care.
Fraction of the Cost.
Full Community Impact.
Fraction of the Cost.
Full Community Impact.
We help rural hospitals build profitable outpatient urology clinics with surgical capabilities—so you can keep patients local and lead your community.
Each year, only 300 urologists are trained in the U.S.
95% choose jobs in large metro areas.
Meanwhile, your patient population is aging, and the demand for urology is climbing fast.
This supply-demand mismatch is no longer a staffing issue—it’s an economic and access crisis.
You’re stuck without solutions.
You’re not alone.
Rural healthcare executives are facing:
Urologist job postings that sit vacant for years
Lost community trust as patients leave for care elsewhere
Shrinking margins as volume and revenue drop
Your hospital deserves better.
So does your community.
So does your community.
We’ve been in your shoes.
At VirtuCare, we’re physicians who’ve lived and practiced in rural America.
We know what it feels like to lose patients—not because of poor care, but because of poor access.
So we built something better.
Process: The VirtuCare PREP Model
Your turnkey path to launching a profitable urology service line:
Personalized Assessment
We start by understanding your facility, market, and strategic goals. No cookie-cutter templates—just real, actionable planning tailored to you.
Recruitment & Training
We help you identify and train a local APP (e.g. nurse practitioner). We also source a remote board-certified urologist to mentor your team from day one.
Expert Care
We bring in traveling urologists for in-person surgical procedures. All modeled after our private Nashville clinic, Pazona MD, with 1,000+ five-star reviews.
Partnership
From marketing to workflows, we support every step. You focus on care—we’ll handle the friction.
With VirtuCare,
you get:
- A fully operational urology clinic within 4 months
- Local trust restored by keeping care in the community
- Higher patient volume, more surgical revenue, and long-term profitability
Finally, a solution that helps you grow access and margins—at the same time.
From Montana to Kentucky to Virginia, VirtuCare has transformed rural hospitals with real, measurable results.
What We Deliver:
- Framework to launch an outpatient urology clinic in your community.
- On-site surgical services.
- APP mentorship and urology-specific education.
- Seamless implementation with white-glove service.
Result: A specialty line that actually serves your bottom line.
Avoid the 3 silent killers of rural healthcare:
- Patient flight to out-of-town competitors
- Lost surgical and ancillary revenue
- Eroding public trust in your hospital
You can stop the bleeding—with a proven model that works.
Still holding out hope for a full-time urologist?
Here’s what the data says:
- Over 1,000 unfilled urology positions in the U.S.
- Only 300 new grads per year—most want city life
- Starting salaries now exceed $1M + huge recruitment costs
Hope is not a strategy.
Compare the outcomes
Partnering with VirtuCare gives you a realistic, cost-effective, and sustainable solution for today’s healthcare landscape.
Recruitment Success
5% with Solo Urologist
Time to Launch
12-24 months with Solo Urologist
Cost
$$$$ with Solo Urologist
Retention Rate
50% with Solo Urologist
5-Star Reviews
No with Solo Urologist
Flexibility + Coverage
No with Solo Urologist
FAQs
How do you charge for your services?
We use a PSA model with a flat cash rate, billed every 4 weeks. You own the collections—we just make them happen.
Will we make money?
Most hospitals break even with just 21 clinic patients/month. Our current partners average a 4x ROI on top-line revenue.
Why not just hire a full-time urologist?
Because they’re hard to find, expensive to keep, and often leave after 1–3 years. VirtuCare offers a third of the cost and none of the risk.
What if a patient shows up in the ER post-op?
It’s rare. If needed, they’re transferred—just like they are now. In 3 years, zero acute issues required on-site intervention.
Do we need a urology-trained NP?
Nope. We’ll train them ourselves—including a 5-day intensive training at our Nashville clinic. Our lead educator has 30 years of urology experience.
Are you a telemedicine company?
No. We enable care within your facility. Our urologists support your NP virtually, but the care is delivered locally.
I’ve practiced urology in rural Washington and Alabama. I’ve seen the consequences of poor access firsthand: delayed diagnoses, overwhelmed ERs, and burnt-out physicians.
But I also believe in the mission of rural hospitals.
These communities deserve better—and we can give it to them.
That’s why I created VirtuCare:
- To help patients get care without leaving home
- To help doctors work flexibly without burnout
- To help executives grow access, revenue, and trust
Let’s bring specialty care back—on your terms.
Dr. Joe Pazona is a nationally recognized board-certified urologist, founder of Pazona MD—one of the top-rated urology practices in the Southeast—and CEO of VirtuCare.
With 1,000+ five-star reviews and 20+ years of experience, Dr. Pazona has developed a replicable model of specialty care that empowers hospitals and providers alike.
His insights have been featured in Newsweek, Good Housekeeping, and Nashville’s Channel 5.
Now, he’s building the next frontier in rural medicine.
