Hospital Medicine

Hospital medicine refers to the medical care you receive while you are in the hospital. A hospitalist is a physician who has been trained in internal medicine and has advanced expertise in caring for the complex needs of an adult hospitalized patient.

Patients who are hospitalized usually have more acute (or urgent) health care needs, requiring more management than other, non-hospitalized patients. Hospitalists oversee your medical care, working closely with other patient care staff and physicians.

They also connect with your primary care physician to coordinate and manage medications, treatments and other medical needs while hospitalized.