What Is Adult Inpatient Medicine (Hospitalist)?
Adult Inpatient Medicine (Hospitalist) physicians are board certified, internal medicine specialists who manage your care while you are in the hospital. Because they are based in the hospital, they can answer your questions and provide your care in a timely manner. Adult Inpatient Medicine (Hospitalist) physicians do not have an outpatient office practice.
Adult Inpatient Medicine (Hospitalist) physicians partner with your family doctor to provide your bedside care while you are in the hospital. Adult Inpatient Medicine (Hospitalist) physicians can respond quickly to your medical needs and can admit you directly to the hospital, nursing home, or to your doctor’s office in a non-emergency situation. Adult Inpatient Medicine physicians confer with your family doctor during your hospital stay for continuity of care.
What Does An Adult Inpatient Medicine (Hospitalist) Physician Do?
- Admits you to the hospital.
- Takes care of you while you are in the hospital.
- Coordinates admissions from skilled and long-term care facilities
- Keeps your doctor informed of your medical progress.
- Coordinates your hospital care, including all diagnostic tests such as X-rays, blood tests and others.
- Arranges any specialty care therapy.
- Establishes a relationship with you and your family to be sure your discharge needs are met.
- When you are ready to be discharged from the hospital, the Adult Inpatient Medicine physician will transfer your medical care to your own family doctor.
Hospitals We Serve:
- Florida Hospital East
- Florida Hospital South
- Florida Hospital Altamonte
- Winter Park Memorial Hospital
- South Seminole Hospital
- Orlando Regional Medical Center
- Orlando Regional Lucern Hospital
- Winnie Palmer Hospital
- Dr. P. Phillips Hospital
- Health Central
How Do I Get Admitted to the Hospital?
There are several ways you may be admitted to the hospital. If you see your family doctor and it is decided that you need to be admitted to the hospital, your family doctor will call the Adult Inpatient Medicine (Hospitalist) physician to admit you. If you are to go to the Emergency Department and need to be admitted to the hospital, the ED doctor will notify your family doctor and then call an Adult Inpatient Medicine (Hospitalist) physician to admit you. If you do not have a family doctor and need to be admitted to the hospital, the ED doctor will call the Adult Inpatient Medicine (Hospitalist)physician to admit you. When you are discharged, the Adult Inpatient Medicine (Hospitalist) physician may suggest a doctor that you can go to for your follow-up care.
How Will My Doctor Know What Happened During My Stay in the Hospital?
Your Adult Inpatient Medicine (Hospitalist) physician will talk with your family doctor about your plan of care and will send a discharge summary with follow-up instructions to your doctor’s office within 24 hours after your discharge.
What Will Happen After I Am Discharged from the Hospital?
Your Adult Inpatient Medicine (Hospitalist) physician will give you instructions for your care after discharge and will let you know when to see your family doctor for follow-up care. The Adult Inpatient Medicine (Hospitalist) physician will write the prescriptions you need when you are discharged from the hospital. Your family doctor will be told about the medicines you need to get and will continue your care.