Hospitalist Program
Franklin Memorial Hospital offers the services of hospital-based specialists who serve acutely ill patients. These hospitalists are specially trained physicians and physician assistants who care for patients during a hospital stay. Their patients may include those who are admitted without a physician, those whose physician lives in an outlying area, or patients whose physicians have an office-based practice only.
Hospitalists can diagnose patients after they are admitted and can refer them to specialists in other hospitals, if necessary. And when patients are ready to be discharged, hospitalists discuss the person’s after-care with the patient and their primary care physician. It is a team approach and communication is very important.
The FMH Hospitalist program includes: Joel Dunn, PA-C; Dr. Larry Labul; Simon-Peter Shaffer, RPA-C, FASNC; Dr. Peter Cordner; Dr. Brian Clements; and Dr. David Hyde.
