Consultation RefeRRal Guide - New London Hospital
Consultation RefeRRal Guide - New London Hospital
Consultation RefeRRal Guide - New London Hospital
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InPATIENT SERVICES<br />
INpatient care<br />
INPATIENT CARE<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>London</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong> is committed to excellent patient care, recognizing the special relationship between<br />
nurses, providers and their patients.<br />
HOSPITALIST<br />
A hospitalist is an internal medicine physician who specializes in the care of patients in the acute care<br />
setting. <strong>New</strong> <strong>London</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong> began a hospitalist program in August of 2004 designed to improve care for<br />
patients admitted to the hospital, as well as improve care for patients in the outpatient setting. Upon<br />
admission to the hospital as a medical patient, the hospitalist will manage all aspects of the hospitalization,<br />
including admission and discharge, ordering tests, lab work and coordinate care with specialists as needed.<br />
The hospitalist communicates care plans with the patient, the family and the primary care physician. The<br />
surgical specialists utilize the hospitalist for consultations on medical issues. The surgical specialist utilize<br />
the hospitalist for consultations on medical issues.<br />
All of the primary care physicians (PCP’s) of the <strong>New</strong> <strong>London</strong> Physician Practices group and the <strong>New</strong>port<br />
Health Center participate in the hospitalist program.<br />
Stephen Bissah, MD<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>London</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong><br />
Phone: 603-526-5210<br />
Joined Staff: 2009<br />
Degree: MD University of Ghana Medical School, Legon, Ghana<br />
Residency:<br />
Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center, Brooklyn, NY<br />
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Gregory Q. Curtis, MD<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>London</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong><br />
Phone: 603-526-5210<br />
Clinical Interest: Critical Care Medicine; Evidence Based Medicine; General Internal<br />
Medicine; HIV/AIDS; Infectious Disease; Travel Medicine<br />
Board Certified: Diplomate, Internal Medicine 2001<br />
Joined Staff: 2003<br />
Degree: MD Ross University, Portsmouth, Dominica 1998<br />
Internship: Internal Medicine<br />
Hahnemann School of Medicine/Medical College of Pennsylvania,<br />
Philadelphia, PA 1999<br />
Residency:<br />
Internal Medicine<br />
Hahnemann School of Medicine/Medical College of Pennsylvania,<br />
Philadelphia, PA 2001<br />
Fellowship: Infectious Diseases<br />
Hahnemann School of Medicine/Medical College of Pennsylvania,<br />
Philadelphia, PA 2002