Hospitalist Specialties and Services

In addition to serving as the “pediatrician of record” during a patient’s stay in the hospital, a pediatric hospitalist is essential in communicating with other specialists and services throughout the hospital, including:

• Emergency Department: Hospitalists make sure children are admitted rapidly, moving patients from the ED to an inpatient unit as soon as possible, clearing a room in the ED for the next emergency patient.
• Inpatient acute care units: Hospitalists provide 24/7 coverage on acute care units. Hospitalists are readily available to any nurse and case manager to optimize patient care.
• Nursing staff: Nurses communicate multiple times a day with hospitalists when they have a question or concern about a patient resulting in optimal patient care.
• Community pediatricians/primary care providers: Our hospitalists communicate with a child’s pediatrician or primary care physician so they know what is happening with their patients and to provide a seamless transition between the child’s hospital stay and discharge home. Discharge summaries are sent so the primary care physician knows the details of the hospitalization at the time of follow up.