However, when children need to spend time at the hospital, it is not always possible for their personal physician be at the hospital coordinating care. That is where the GIS physicians come in to help. The GIS team can serve as a hospitalist for pediatricians and family physicians. GIS faculty and staff collaborate with each child's personal physician. While the child is in the hospital, the GIS physician takes charge and when the child is discharged from the hospital the family returns to their personal pediatrician or family practitioner.
Communication is very important.
When the child enters the hospital and when the child goes home, the child's personal physician is called. The personal physician is also called if there are any significant changes in the child's condition. A copy of the discharge summary is faxed to the physician's office on the same day as discharge. Serving infants to adolescents, Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati is an international leader in pediatric healthcare, research and education.