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hospitalist

[ hos-pi-tl-ist ]

noun

  1. a physician who specializes in treating hospitalized patients; a specialist in inpatient medicine.


hospitalist

/ ˈɒɪəˌɪ /

noun

  1. a doctor who works in a hospital
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hospitalist1

1990–95; hospital + -ist
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Example Sentences

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I used to be an oncology hospitalist for incredibly sick patients in the hospital.

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"The transition to virtual care was rapid and came without specific guidance during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but telehealth appears to be here to stay so it's important to understand what patients prefer when it comes to the setting their provider is in," says Houchens, a hospitalist who worked with U-M and VA general internist Jennifer Meddings, M.D.,

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“Our ICUs are busy, but they’re not overwhelmed with COVID,” said Dr. Tevan Ovsepyan, medical director of the hospitalist program at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills.

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Then she pleaded with the hospitalist on duty to admit her.

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“The general public has no idea of what it takes to transfer a patient,” said Dr. Ferdinand Panoussi, medical director of Horizon Multicare, which provides hospitalist services for Antelope Valley Medical Center in Lancaster.

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