Category Archives: Hospital Medicine

Preventing Hospital Acquired Infections: How Fletcher Allen is Meeting the Challenge

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

Editor’s Note: This blog originally ran in October 2010; statistics have been updated to reflect current data.  Given community interest in our infection prevention efforts, we wanted to share Dr. Alston’s insights with you again – feel free to share!  … Continue reading →

Posted in Caregiving, Hospital Medicine, Infection Control, Physicians, Technology in Healthcare | 2 Comments

Up Close and Personal With a Hospitalist

Posted on November 1, 2011 by

I’m not a fan of the term “hospitalist”. It’s not the job or the specialty that bothers me, it’s the name. It’s clunky to pronounce, difficult to explain, and sounds too technical, like a person running some kind of top … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Internal Medicine | 15 Comments