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Hospitalist Program
 Oswego Hospital recently launched a hospitalist program to care for hospital inpatients who do not have a primary care physician, or whose primary care physician does not provide patient care in the hospital. Our hospitalists are physicians who specialize in managing the care of patients while they are in the hospital. If your physician chooses to use the service, the hospitalist will, orders tests and procedures, coordinate consultations, and personally provides you with a consistently high level of care throughout the hospital stay. If you are admitted to Oswego Hospital, either by referral from your primary care physician, or through the emergency department, the hospitalists will coordinate your plan of care and keep your family, if you wish, informed on details of your hospital stay. At discharge, the hospitalist will communicate with your doctor and discuss your additional treatment needs, as well as to help arrange follow up care. The hospitalist will also send your hospital records to your primary care physician. An Oswego Hospital’s hospitalists is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Complementing the care are nurse practitioners and physician assistants. The hospitalists at Oswego Hospital are either board-certified as internists or family medicine. Hospitalists keep a close eye on you. Your hospitalists sees their patients as often as necessary to provide them with the best care, and can arrange for immediate tests and assessments. Oswego Hospital hospitalist know every specialist and department within the hospital, and will guide patients through a smooth and speedy recovery process by following up on tests and adjusting patient treatment regimen based on those test results. Hospitalists answer your questions. Hospitalists are here to provide answers in person to their patients. During critical or stressful moments, they provide honest and considerate answers to questions, and with your permission, give information to your family. Win, Win Situation Using a hospitalist team enables your primary care physician to be available to you in the office, while the hospitalist remains available to care for you when you are at your sickest. With a physician who practices exclusively in the hospital, it is easier for you and your family to conveniently communicate about your illness and work toward a recovery plan. |