Hospitalist Services

The Hospitalist Program at Columbia Memorial Hospital is designed to optimize patient care and provide for smooth transitions into and out of the hospital. A hospitalist is a physician who assists your doctor when you require admission. He or she is part of your patient-care team while you are at Columbia Memorial.

If you come to the Emergency Department, for example, you will be stabilized and the hospitalists will be called for the admission. They immediately will get in touch with your primary care physician for any pre-arranged instructions regarding your care and any medical information necessary to treat you. The hospitalist will also keep your physician up-to-date on your progress.

Our hospital case manager will work with your physician’s office to plan appropriate follow up, provide needed education and engage community services for you, if necessary. For specialty consultations we will establish a list of your physician’s preferences in order to maintain the relationships that you have already established with your doctor.

At discharge we will provide your physician a detailed summary of the hospitalization, as well as all appropriate test results and consultation reports for his or her files. We will make sure that these are in your doctor’s office before you see him or her for follow up visits.