Topic: Hospitalist

A discussion of "hospitalists" reveals they are physicians who manage a patient's care in place of a general practitioner during hospital stays. An anecdote describes how hospital social workers often act as "salesmen" whose primary goal is to move patients off the hospital's billing cycle and into private care homes. Navigating these systems often requires legal intervention or a deep understanding of insurance benefit packages.

Dr. Brytney Cobia, a hospitalist in Alabama, gained national attention for a Facebook post claiming young, healthy patients were begging for the vaccine before being intubated. Critics have questioned the emotional narrative of the post, suggesting it serves as a propaganda tool. The term "hospitalist" was also scrutinized as a relatively new professional designation.

An internal medicine physician in Los Angeles County provides an anonymous report stating that while COVID-19 hospitalizations are up, most patients are surviving. The report notes that ICUs in major cities are typically at capacity during the winter months regardless of a pandemic and suggests the virus may be decreasing in virulence.