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Spotlight on the Hospitalist Program at Columbus Regional Health

Physician reviewing X-ray with patient in hospital bed.

When a patient is admitted to the hospital, they are often cared for by a hospitalist. A hospitalist is similar to a patient’s primary care provider (PCP) but provides care solely in the inpatient hospital setting. Hospitalists are in contact with the patient’s PCP and document all details of the patient’s stay in the patient’s electronic medical record for the PCP to see.