Inpatient services

Making your stay as comfortable
as possible

At Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center, we understand that staying overnight in a hospital can be a stressful but sometimes necessary experience. That’s why we provide a wide range of inpatient services and resources to make your stay as comfortable as possible.

Learn more about your stay with us.

When you are receiving inpatient care at our facility, it will often be administered by specialists known as hospitalists. These hospital-based physicians bring an increased level of experience and training to assure you get the medical care you need.

What is a hospitalist?

A hospitalist is an internal or family medicine doctor who specializes in inpatient medical care. Typically, your family doctor will have a hospitalist care for you while you are receiving inpatient treatment. Once treatment is complete, the hospitalist will help you transition back to your family doctor.

If you do not have a primary care physician, the hospitalist can care for you during your stay. Once you are discharged from the hospital, the hospitalist can refer you to a primary care physician for further treatments.

Novant Health’s hospitalists serve you in a variety of ways, including:

• Assess and treat your medical condition throughout your stay
• Coordinate your hospital care including diagnostic tests such as X-rays, blood tests or other procedures
• Arrange specialty care including therapy or consults with other specialists
• Transition your medical care back to your physician who will resume responsibility after discharge