Lewis County General Hospital and Residential Health Care Facility (LCGH/RHCF) offers a service for inpatients called a hospitalist program.

Many larger hospitals throughout the country are taking the hospitalist approach to patient care. Hospitalists are highly-qualified physicians who focus on each patient's care while in the hospital, from time of admission to time of discharge. They do not replace the patient's primary care physician, but work in close consultation with them to provide case management for the patient. A medical doctor will now be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to provide hospitalist care for patients at LCGH/RHCF. The Hospitalist will provide complete care for the patients of physicians on staff who have chosen to use the hospitalist service and for patients who currently do not have a primary care physician.

Hospitalists will admit patients, order diagnostic tests and lab work, plan treatment, consult with specialists and discharge patients from the hospital. After discharge, a summary of each patient's hospitalization record will be sent to his/her primary care physician or surgeon and the patient will follow-up with their own physician at his/her office.

Physicians, Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants

Vikram Arya, M.D.

C. Jay Ellie, M.D.

Dean Hanna, D.O.

Jie He, M.D.

Daisy Jaganathan, M.D.

Alexis Strassburg, M.D.