What is a hospitalist?
A hospitalist is a physician whose primary focus is the general medical care of hospitalized patients. Hospital medicine is a specialty that is organized around a site of care, rather than a disease or an organ. His or her advanced training may include fellowship training, advanced cardiopulmonary training and continued medical education focused on hospital medicine. Hospitalists are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Consultations and admissions
Primary care providers can count on hospitalists to manage their patient's hospital care needs and specialists can rely on hospitalists for internal medicine consultative services. You can call 952-892-2064 for a consultation or an admission. A nursing supervisor will reserve a bed for your patient.

What happens after the patient leaves the hospital?
The primary care provider resumes care for the patient after discharge. Hospitalists provide primary care providers with a detailed summary of the hospitalization along with any recommended follow-up appointments and tests.

How long has Fairview Ridges Hospital had hospitalists?
The program started in 2002 and has grown quickly as the benefits of a hospital medicine program were proven. According to a recent survey conducted by the Society of Hospital Medicine, there are over 2000 hospital medical groups, with an average of 7 to 8 practicing hospitalists in each medical group. The country's leading hospitals have developed hospital medicine programs to address the challenge of inpatient care and patient safety while enhancing quality and service to patients.

Call 952-892-2064 for a consultation or admission.