just so most know, the "hospitalists" are insurance company reps watching out for their own bottom line. walk right past them and find a doctor that works for the hospital and is more patient centric.
we learned this years ago dealing with a very ill family member. yanked them right out of that hospital and moved them to a much better facility. ...safe to say that "hospitalist" wouldn't even walk on the same floor of the hospital after they heard my position on the matter...