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HealthPartners Medical Group physicians earn first-ever fellowship in hospital medicine
May 14, 2009
St. Paul, Minn. - Six HealthPartners Medical Group hospital medicine physicians have earned the fellow in hospital medicine designation from the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM).
The six physicians that will be inducted in the inaugural class of fellows are Amy Barger, MD; Jeff Dichter, MD; Rick Hilger, MD; Burke Kealey, MD; Jason Robertson, MD; and Jerome Siy, MD. All six physicians practice at Regions Hospital.
Hospital medicine is a relatively new and rapidly growing medical specialty, and this special designation allows hospitalists to distinguish themselves from their colleagues and be recognized for their work.
The HealthPartners Medical Group hospitalist program was in the first wave of programs to be developed across the country and is the largest in the metro area.
Hospitalists are physicians who specialize in caring for patients in the hospital. They oversee a patient's care by working with departments throughout the hospital to provide the best continuity of care possible. Regions team of hospitalists is on-site 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
To be designated as a fellow in hospital medicine, an applicant must be a hospitalist for five years, a member of SHM for three years, demonstrate their dedication to quality and process improvement, commitment to organizational teamwork and leadership, as well as lifelong learning and education.
About Regions Hospital
Regions Hospital is a Level I Trauma Center and teaching hospital serving Minnesota and western Wisconsin for more than 130 years. Regions is a private, non-profit hospital providing outstanding care in womens health, heart, cancer, surgery, orthopaedics, neurosciences, burn, emergency care and more. Regions is part of the HealthPartners family of care. Additional information is available at regionshospital.com.
Contact: 651-254-4731
651-629-0411
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