The Cardiovascular (CV) Hospitalist Service is a service under the adult hospitalist program, staffed by APPs 7 days a week, and provide care for a variety of cardiology diagnoses such as:
- Myocardial infarction
- Acute coronary syndrome
- Atrial fibrillation
- Unstable angina
- Arrhythmias
- Syncope
- Heart blocks
- Decompensated heart failure
- CVICU step-down patients (post valvular repair, etc.)
Faculty members are typically scheduled on a particular service for 7 days ON followed by 7 days OFF. In addition to a regular set of shifts assigned, faculty are expected to serve on a number of Back-up shifts. Hospitalists staff a combination of day shifts (7AM-5PM), swing shifts (Noon-10PM), and night shifts (8PM-8AM) throughout the course of an academic year. In addition, the CV hospitalist serves as the Triage Officer for Cardiology after 6PM.
In addition to the above patient population cared for by the CV hospitalist, this service also works in collaboration with the advanced heart failure team to provide coverage for patients followed by the advanced heart failure team. This includes patients with complex heart failure, heart transplants, and pulmonary hypertension.