Hospital Medicine - Physician Assistant

4 Physicians per day 7am-7pm

1 Nocturnist Physician 7pm-7am

1 NP / PA 10a-10p

149 hospital beds

27 ICU focuses on post cath, stemi, vascular surgery, open heart surgery, and IABP, with a healthy influx of patients that would traditionally be in a medical ICU (DKA, respiratory failure, GI bleed, post-code, renal failure)

Open ICU with ICU Back-up

ICU rounds required

HM is responsible for everything except vents (pulmonologist handles vents)

71 daily census

Average Daily Census per Physician : 15-18

Roughly 3 admits per physician / day

Integrated SCP Emergency Department

7 on / 7 off block schedule; 12-hour shifts

Sub-specialty support

The ER runs the codes, the HM docs must go to the room if it is their patient

Procedures are optional

There are procedure teams for those who enjoy central lines, intubations, etc.

EMR : Medhost