Hospitalist Services

The field of hospital medicine is primarily focused on providing comprehensive medical care to patients throughout their stay at a hospital. Physicians within this department are referred to as hospitalists, and their role is to provide end-to-end care to patients from the moment they enter the hospital all the way through to post-hospital care. At LMC, our team of hospitalists specialize in general and internal medicine and are dedicated to providing the highest standard of care to patients, providing services such as patient monitoring and follow-up, coordination between specialists and primary care physicians, and the ordering of necessary tests and procedures. To find out more about our hospitalist services, please contact us.

Patient Education

What Is a Hospitalist?

What is hospital medicine? Hospital medicine is the medical specialty dedicated to providing comprehensive care to hospitalized patients. A hospitalist is a clinician whose primary professional focus is the general medical care of hospitalized patients. Hospitalists engage in clinical care, teaching, research and enhancing the performance of hospitals and healthcare system.