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Hospitalists who know how to roll with the punches and partner with ED physicians when the going gets tough. When the ED is bursting at the seams with patients spilling out into the hallways, my hero is the hosptialist who will jump in to get things moving and can really save the day.

I’m talking about the internist who will jump in BEFORE all the labs are back because he or she knows that it will make a difference. The hospitalist who answers a 3AM page with a pleasant tone of voice. The hospitalist who recognizes some of your ED patients by face and can tell you exactly why they are there, what they have been diagnosed with, and any other bit of pertinent medical history.

These hospitalists add that extra something that can change a bad shift to a bearable shift, and an ok shift to a great one….