Hospitalist Services

Hospital medicine is a medical specialty dedicated to the delivery of comprehensive medical care to hospitalized patients.

What is a Hospitalist?

If you need to be admitted to Hartford Hospital for a medical or cardiac problem, your care may be provided by a hospitalist.

Many primary care physicians (PCPs) are office-based, and no longer come to the hospital regularly to see patients. Instead, they request that a hospitalist provide care during your hospitalization.

A hospitalist is a board-certified internal medicine physician who specializes in providing care to people who require hospitalization. The hospitalist will see you on a daily basis, manage your inpatient care, interact with your PCP and consulting physicians, keep you and your family informed and direct your discharge plan.

Your hospitalist will make certain your PCP receives records of your hospitalization. Please make certain you tell your hospitalist who provides your primary care, as well as the names of the physicians who provide your specialist care. This will help your hospitalist keep your health care team involved and informed. Please do not hesitate to ask if you have any questions.

Your hospitalist will not see you again after your discharge from Hartford Hospital. While your primary care physician will be notified of your hospitalization and discharge, please make certain you call your PCP to set a follow-up appointment. Any prescriptions needed following discharge must come from your PCP.