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hospitalist

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hos·pi·tal·ist  (hspt-l-st)
n.
A physician, usually an internist, who specializes in the care of hospitalized patients.

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Previously, Gorman served as chief medical officer for IPC-The Hospitalist Company, the largest provider of hospitalist services in the United States.
Fifteen years after that humble start, the 39-year-old Houston native was appointed by IPC--The Hospitalist Co.
If a patient's going in for surgery, they make sure they eat the right foods; if they get sicker, it's the hospitalist who makes sure things don't get worse before the primary care doctor can attend to the patient.
 
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