St. Mary-Corwin Launches Pediatric Hospitalist Program
Posted on: Thursday, 20 January 2005, 18:00 CST
Jan. 20--St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center, in partnership with the Southern Colorado Family Medicine residency program, has implemented a pediatric "hospitalist" program.
A hospitalist is a doctor who will take over your care from your primary doctor while you are in the hospital, keep your primary doctor informed about your progress and will return you to the care of your primary doctor when you leave the hospital, according to Medicare's Web site.
Although both St. Mary-Corwin and Parkview Medical Center have previously had hospitalists who would see pediatric patients as well as adult patients, the new program at St. Mary-Corwin involves doctors who specialize in pediatric patients.
Hospital spokeswoman Jillian Osleson said Drs. Bryson McHardy and Dan Driscoll will serve as the pediatric hospitalists in addition to maintaining their own practice.
The program initially will only accept patients from Southern Colorado Family Medicine and Pueblo Community Health Center.
Dr. Stephen Brown, vice president of medical affairs at St. Mary-Corwin, said McHardy's and Driscoll's work will not only benefit the young patients and their families, but help educate physicians in training and hospital professionals.
"The pediatric hospitalists will participate with residents of SCFM and faculty of St. Mary-Corwin to provide 24/7 inpatient pediatric coverage and make rounds to participate in pediatric inpatient care," said Brown, vice president of medical affairs at St. Mary-Corwin. "They will also offer newborn nursery assistance."
Dr. Charles Raye, director of the Southern Colorado Family Medicine residency program, said the community as a whole will benefit, too.
"The community will benefit tremendously from the pediatric hospitalists because our ultimate goal is to improve the quality of care," said Raye. "You can be sure that a pediatrician that specializes in hospital care will be on site and available for any emergencies that may arise."
Hospital officials also have a goal of expanding the program in the future so that local physicians will be able to see more patients in their private practices while being continually updated on their patients' progress.
Said Raye: "We hope that as the program progresses, private physicians will feel comfortable referring their patients to our pediatric hospitalists."
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