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Everything
On-Site

A special kind of physician is always
on hand to coordinate your care in
the hospital BY SARA ST. CLAIR

situations, the established physician will
discuss pertinent information and might
even send the patient's medical record
to the treating hospitalist."
If a care plan requires consultations
with other specialists, the
hen you're a patient at
hospitalist manages this,
For example, a person travParrish Medical Center,
too. Physician specialists
eling away from home-and
you can take comfort in
in internal medicine,
who has an established physiknowing a specialist is
cardiology, oncology,
cian at home-may become
seamlessly managing your care among
neurology and orthopedics
sick or injured and require
the providers in the hospital and with
are also available seven
hospital care where the estabyour primary doctor.
days a week.
lished physician does not
These specialists-called hospitalists- have medical privileges.
"For example," Dr. Ochoa
are physicians who are on-site 24/7 and
says, "if a person with cancer
Or a person is treated in
Aluino L. Ochoa,
have ownership of your care and work to
is hospitalized and his or her
the hospital's emergency
MD, PMC Hospitalist
Medical
Director
coordinate your care plan.
cancer-related condition
department and admitted
Aluino L. Ochoa, MD, the hospitalrequires a consultation,
to the hospital through that
ist medical director at Parrish Medical
the hospitalist coordinates with the
department. The person's physician is
Center, says it's common for a patient's
oncologist on call. If the patient is
contacted, regardless of whether the
care to be provided by a hospitalist.
in the hospital for symptoms that do
physician has hospital privileges or lives
"It may not be possible for physicians
not require specific treatment from
in the area.
to hold medical staff privileges at every
an oncologist-such as dehydration,
"The physician from the hospital in
hospital in which their patients require
a localized infection or an injury-
which the care is being provided may
care," he says. "That's the reason hospithe hospitalist may contact or assist
place a courtesy call to the person's
tals have hospitalists, supported by onin contacting the appropriate treatestablished physician with the patient's
call specialists."
ing physician."
status," Dr. Ochoa says. "In these
It's beneficial to have hospitalists
who specialize in different areas of
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medicine who can provide care for
patients during their hospital stays,
says Dr. Ochoa, who is board-certified
in internal medicine. "A hospitalist
on staff can serve as a single point of
For more information about the hospitalist program at Parrish Medical
contact," he says, "thus increasing the
Center, visit parrishhealthcare.com/hospitalist.
efficiency of your care during your
hospital stay." ■

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