Table 1.
Settings and Interview Participants
| Site | Description | Interview participants | # of units | MD staffing model |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital 1 |
Large community teaching hospital; 5000 staff and physicians |
1 Executive Director |
6 GIM units |
Consultants & Hospitalists |
| 1 Unit Manager | ||||
| 1 Clinical Nurse Educator | ||||
| 1 Clinical Nurse Specialist | ||||
| 1 Occupational Therapist | ||||
| Hospital 2 |
Acute care community hospital; 3000 staff and physicians |
1 Executive Physician |
3 GIM units |
Consultants & Hospitalists |
| 1 Consultant Physician | ||||
| 1 Unit Manager | ||||
| 1 Pharmacist | ||||
| 1 Social Worker | ||||
| 1 Physiotherapist | ||||
| 1 Registered Nurse | ||||
| Hospital 3 |
Large community teaching hospital; 10,000 staff and physicians |
1 Consultant Physician |
4 GIM units |
1 Hospitalist-staffed unit |
| 1 Pharmacy Director | ||||
| 1 Pharmacist |
|
4 Consultant-staffed units |
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| 1 Unit Manager | ||||
| 1 Advanced Practice Nurse | ||||
| 1 Chief of Medicine | ||||
| Hospital 4 |
Urban community teaching hospital; 3000 staff and physicians |
1 Consultant Physician |
2 GIM units |
Consultants |
| 1 Unit Manager | ||||
| 1 Social Worker | ||||
| Hospital 5 | Community hospital; 4000 staff and physicians | 1 Executive Physician |
6 GIM units | Consultants |
| 1 Executive Nurse | ||||
| 1 Consultant Physician | ||||
| 1 Unit Manager | ||||
| 1 Patient Care Manager | ||||
| 1 Dietitian | ||||
| 2 Pharmacists | ||||
| 1 Nurse Clinician | ||||
| 1 Registered Nurse |