Samaritan Hospitalist Program
While you are in the hospital, an expert in hospital medicine called a hospitalist may supervise and coordinate your care. You may see more than one member of our team during your stay.
Our Hospitalist Providers:
- Often serve as the head of your health care team while you are in the hospital
- Notify your primary care provider (PCP) when you are admitted and contact your PCP when you are discharged from the hospital
- May visit you anytime between 8 am and 6 pm
- Are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week
Your hospitalist will provide you with any prescriptions you may need until your follow-up appointment. Your hospitalist will also provide your primary care provider with a detailed report of findings and treatment plans from your stay. If you do not have a primary care physician, the hospitalist will refer you to one when it is time for you to be discharged.
After discharge, your primary care provider will be responsible for your medical care, including prescription refills.
Will I Receive a Separate Bill for Hospitalist Services?
Yes. The billing process for hospitalist care is similar to being billed by your primary care provider for a hospital visit. Learn more, phone St. Peter’s Health Partners Customer Service at 518-471-3000, or email us.
Our Hospitalist Team
Contact Our Hospitalists
If you have any additional questions about Samaritan's Hospitalist service or would like more information about the program while you are a patient, ask your nurse to contact your hospitalist. They will be happy to answer any of your questions.
If you are not a patient but would like more information regarding Samaritan's Hospitalist program, you may call 518-270-3094.
Become a Samaritan Hospitalist
For more than 150 years, Samaritan Hospital an St. Mary's Hospital have provided the community with high quality care, and as of January 1, 2019, St. Mary’s Hospital will officially become Samaritan Hospital – St. Mary’s Campus.
From expanding Samaritan Hospital into two advanced, convenient campuses to adding vital new health care services – we continue to provide the same great care and services you know us for. St. Peter’s Health Partners has revitalized health care in the Troy community.