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Goshen Hospitalist Program
(574) 364-2510
200 High Park Avenue
Goshen, IN 46526
Fax: (574) 364-2499
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About the Goshen Hospitalist Program
Goshen Hospital is proud to announce the launch of its Hospitalist Program. Based on the recommendation from our medical staff, the partnership between Apogee Physicians, the nation’s leading hospitalist group, and Goshen Hospital is one that will allow for greater physician flexibility, while ensuring our patients receive the highest quality inpatient care. Apogee Physicians began providing 24/7 inpatient coverage at Goshen Hospital in August 2009.
Led by program director and long-time medical staff member, Dr. John Hawkins, our hospitalist team is made up of four internal medicine physicians including Ajay Shah MD; David Ilo, MD and Nauman Shahid, MD, two Nurse Practitioners, Cheryl Burley and Carolina Flickinger, and our patient information coordinators Janie Hatmaker and Annie Baker.
Initial Objectives of the Hospitalist Program
• Provide inpatient care for unassigned patients
via the emergency department
• Unassigned patients will be assigned for follow-up
care to a PCP in their geographical area upon being
admitted. This will help to ensure complete and
accurate communication with the assigned primary
care physician, resulting in a smooth and seamless
transition from inpatient care to follow-up care.
• Provide inpatient care for medical staff
members (outside of Goshen) who do not
currently admit patients directly.
• Co-management of inpatient care for the
Goshen Physicians specialists.
• Transition to coverage for inpatient care for
PCPs who choose to utilize this service.
Patient Information Coordinators
The patient information coordinators (PICs) are an
integral component of a successful hospitalist program.
The role of these colleagues is to communicate with
both the inpatient as well as the PCP’s office to ensure
a seamless transition from inpatient to follow-up care.
The responsibilities of the PICs include:
• Contacts referring offices to notify physician of
a patient’s admittance and/or to obtain necessary
information on admitted patients.
• Communicates with the referring physicians
regarding admitted patients
• Ensures that the discharge summary is sent to
the referring physician’s office within 48 hours
of discharge.
• Follows up with patients after discharge to
confirm the patient’s appointment with their
primary care physician
• The PICs do not
provide clinical care to patients.