Hospitalist

When you've got a child in the hospital, nothing else in the world can feel as important as getting them out of that bed and back to being a carefree kid. At El Paso Children's Hospital, a lot of us are parents too. That's why our highly-skilled Pediatric Hospitalists are always looking out for the wellbeing of every child under our care.

El Paso Children's Hospital patient room

These highly-trained medical doctors are ready to be a strong medical advocate for your child, asking the questions and seeking the answers behind the scenes that lead to individualized, personalized treatments that get results. Our pediatric hospitalists are here 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, providing coverage in El Paso Children’s Hospital’s General Pediatric Unit. Board-certified in pediatrics, this incredible team has trained in children’s hospitals all over the world. You can’t be with your child every step of the way when they’re in the hospital. So they are. Trust them, and El Paso Children’s Hospital, to see your family through. Read on for more about our pediatric hospitalists and the care they provide.

What is a Pediatric Hospitalist?

Pediatric Hospitalists are pediatricians who specialize in providing care for children while they’re in the hospital. They act as the primary care physician for hospitalized kids, and help coordinate their care across different departments of the hospital. To help patients get the care they need, pediatric hospitalists might collaborate with nurses, surgeons and other specialists in the emergency room, a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), medical imaging services or other departments.

In addition to coordinating care for hospitalized children, pediatric hospitalists often use their broad knowledge of the hospital, its staff and equipment to play a crucial role in medical resident and nurse training, efforts to improve patient care or staff safety, ongoing research and, in some cases, the administration of the hospital.

Things a Hospitalist Might Do At El Paso Children's Hospital

One of a Pediatric Hospitalist's most important jobs is to serve as the primary care physician for hospitalized patients. In that role, hospitalists might directly provide care or help coordinate care with other departments. Direct-care duties a pediatric hospitalist might perform include: admitting new patients, diagnosis and treatment, medication prescribing and management, basic procedures, pain management, and providing emotional support and information.

Our dedicated team is ready to provide the region's only 24/7 pediatric specialty care, giving families peace of mind.

The pediatric hospitalist team communicates and coordinates with each patient’s family, primary care physician, and all specialists involved in the medical care of the patient while at El Paso Children’s Hospital. Our team of pediatric hospitalists is dedicated to providing primary care physicians with timely and important information, and working together to make joint decisions to provide the best medical care for their patient, while ensuring family centered care.