Pediatric Hospitalist Program of LRMC

Teaming Up for Your Child’s Health

Pediatric Hospitalists are pediatricians that specialize in and primarily practice in the hospital setting. They work with your pediatrician and other providers and physicians involved in your child’s care. If your pediatrician suggests that your child receive care from a Pediatric Hospitalist, you can be assured that your child will receive the same high quality care that they receive from a pediatrician.

What are Pediatric Hospitalists?

There is a growing trend nationally for physicians to either be community based or hospital based. Pediatricians can not be in the office with scheduled visits and in the hospital for urgent cases at the same time. In July of 2006, the pediatricians of

Leesburg Regional Medical Center worked with the hospital to develop a hospitalist model of care, which avoids the juggling of hospital patients, emergency patients and office visits all at the same time. Leesburg Regional Medical Center’s Pediatric Hospitalist program offers highly qualified pediatricians who were interviewed by both the hospital administration and Pediatricians in our community. Our desire was to have a seamless process to transition patients from the community into the hospital and back to their pediatrician or provider of care.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Will my pediatrician know my child is receiving care in the Hospital?
  Yes. Communication will occur at the time of admission, during the stay and before discharge as needed to ensure comprehensive and high quality care. The pediatricians in the community and our Pediatric Hospitalists work very closely together.
• Do the Hospitalists have offices to see children outside of the Hospital?
  No. The Hospitalists work in the hospital and are readily available to spend time with patients and their families and to coordinate in-hospital care and treatment.
• Will I see my pediatrician while my child is in the Hospital?
  Generally not. Your pediatrician will be attending to his or her patients that are in the community and working with the Hospitalists to plan for your child’s needs following discharge from the hospital.
• What if my pediatrician does not practice at Leesburg Regional Medical Center?
  The Hospitalists on our staff will provide excellent care to all newborn and pediatric patients admitted to their care. Any pediatrician can contact the Hospitalists to arrange for a direct admission of a patient to their care. Patients can also be admitted as needed from our Emergency Department.
• What if my child is admitted to the hospital and I do not have a pediatrician?
  When your child is ready for discharge, we will make sure that you have a planned follow-up appointment for care and that we are communicating with that physician. This may be a pediatrician, family practice physician or specialist, depending on your child’s needs.

More about the Pediatric Hospitalists

Central Florida Pediatric Intensive Care Specialists or CFPICS provide services at Leesburg Regional Medical Center. CFPICS has assisted primary care physicians with over 18,000 patients since establishment in January of 1994. Originally established in Orlando, the group is partnering with Central Florida Health Alliance and our community to provide services at Leesburg Regional Medical Center. Dr. Ayodeji Otegbeye, Medical Director and Dr. Sangeetha Shankar are two of hospitalists that will provide services for our community.

	For more information, call The Central Florida Health Alliance Maternal and Child Health Department at 352.323.5960.
	To refer a patient to our Pediatric Hospitalists, call 352.787.7018.

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