Hospitalists

Dr. Marten Carlson--Medical Director

“Our main goal is to provide the highest quality of medical care to our adult patients in the hospital. Being available 24 hours a day allows us to devote our time to the patients, nursing staff and referring physicians. “

We have a 24/7 in-house hospitalists program here for all inpatient admissions. Our physicians are always in house during their shifts and check on our patients at least once daily and multiple times as needed for the best quality of care. They cover all patients in the Medical/Surgical units, as well as Extended Care. They are available for consultations and patient observation. They can also perform many procedures and cover our ICU Unit. The hospitalist program was implemented in August 2007, and has been a tremendous success. It has attracted physicians from all over the country for our outpatient services in Primary Care as well as improved physician and nursing relations. Our average length of stay has improved as well as our quality of care. With our physicians in house 24/7 there is always a doctor here to take care of our patients! We currently have three physicians on staff, Dr. Marten Carlson, Dr. Ken Robertson and Dr. Lars Peterson.  We will be welcoming our fourth hospitalist in June 2008, Dr. John Byers. All of our physicians are Board Certified in Internal or Family Medicine. Together they form a diverse team of well trained, experienced physicians for our patients at Ivinson Memorial Hospital. 

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