_edited.png)
SynchronyMD’s providers include board certified hospitalists and other medical specialists
Hospitalists
Our hospitalist doctors are board-certified in family or internal medicine, with a minimum of two years of experience. They specialize in managing hospitalized patients admitted for general medicine services and intensive care units (ICU) in facilities without a dedicated pulmonary or critical care physician.
Specialists
We also have doctors who are specialists in cardiology, nephrology, infectious disease, neurology, and psychiatry. This allows us to deliver the specific medical care your patients need through talented and experienced physicians.
We work on a shift-based scheduling model, split into day and night coverage. Day shift begins at 7 am and continues until 7 pm. Night shift begins at 7 pm and continues until 7 am.
Patients enter our service through several pathways, with the primary route being the ER. Once the ER stabilizes a patient and determines they are too ill to return home or require further evaluation and treatment, SynchronyMD is contacted to admit the patient to either a general medical floor or the ICU, based on the severity of their condition.
The number of physicians available each day is based on the total number of patients in our care, known as our census. Typically, each physician manages 18-20 patients at the start of a day shift, along with 2-3 new admissions requiring medical consultation—either transferred directly from the ER or from outside facilities at the request of a surgeon.
The 18-20 patients assigned at the start of the shift may include new admissions from the previous night, daily rounding with progress notes on existing patients, or patients ready for discharge to home or a sub-acute care facility.
During night shifts, a dedicated physician, called a nocturnist, is responsible for cross-covering all patients in our care. The nocturnist also evaluates and admits new patients through the same referral routes, performs full assessments, and places admission orders. On average, rural hospitals receive 5-6 new admissions per night, while busy, medium-sized hospitals average 12 admissions.
Armed with the latest technology and firsthand healthcare experience, SynchronyMD is leading the way in providing superior virtual acute care support to a wide range of medical facilities. To start taking advantage of our benefits and to learn how we can help your organization, call us today at (734) 855-9733 or use our online contact form.
Dependable Virtual Support for your Healthcare Facility