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Pediatric Hospital Medicine

Pediatric Hospital Medicine serves our region's children, their families, and their community doctors. Our academic division leads and develops educational programs in pediatric hospital medicine for healthcare providers and conducts nationally recognized clinical, educational, quality improvement, and translational research.

A Pediatric Hospitalist...

  • Is a doctor who takes care of children who are hospitalized for common pediatric illnesses or have multiple medical problem
  • Is quickly available to give care if an urgent situation arises
  • Is an expert in coordinating care when multiple care providers are involved
  • Gives recommendations to specialist physicians if they have questions about general pediatric hospital care
  • Is familiar with the hospital system of care and helps to improve it
  • Is extensively involved in teaching and supervising doctors who are training to become pediatricians
  • Conducts research in how to make hospital care for children better

How Does a Pediatric Hospitalist Work With My Child's Doctor?

When your child is admitted to the hospital, your child's regular doctor asks the hospitalist to care for your child. The hospitalist develops the initial plan of care, discusses it with your child's doctor at the time of admission, and then is responsible for managing your child's care during the rest of the hospitalization.

At the time of discharge, the hospitalist discusses the plan of outpatient care with your child's doctor.

At all times, your child's regular doctor is welcome to visit your child in the hospital and assist in the overall plan of care.

A written summary of the hospital stay is then sent to your child's doctor, including the plan of care recommended for your child at home.

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  • The Pediatric Hospital Medicine care team will meet with you and your child every day to discuss your child's plan of care and answer any questions you may have.
  • These daily meetings are called "family-centered rounds" and usually happen in the morning.
  • The family centered rounds involve interdisciplinary discussions including patients, families, nurses, and doctors.
  • This allows for excellent interaction between the patient, family and the care team.

Thank you so much for listening and understanding. I appreciate so much the advocacy and coordination or care. Thank you for taking your time and making me feel like we were your only patients. Thank you for being calm, clear and comprehensive. Thank you for smiling at me and reaching out to touch my arm when you saw I needed a friend and not just a doctor. Thank you for keeping your word and following through with all of my requests. Thank you for being 'real,' truthful, and honest. And thank you for just letting me be a mom."

Grateful Mom

My hospital doctor was very friendly and comforting. His demeanor was not intimidating but comforting to my husband and I, as well as our son. His confidence and knowledge made us feel like our son had the best team of doctors. My hospital doctor was very thorough with his plan for our son and never made us feel rushed when consulting with us."

Grateful Parent

I would like to commend my hospital doctor for recognizing a patient in a crisis situation, ensuring she was receiving the most appropriate level of care and following through. He took extra time and effort to find out what was wrong and get her treatment before it was too late. His hard work and dedication to patients and their families makes me proud of Golisano Children's Hospital at URMC."

Proud Colleague

Thank you, to my hospital doctor, for overseeing the team that week. Thanks for the excellent care my daughter received while here. Thank you for taking the time to sit down with me those many times and answering questions."

Thankful Parent