TriHealth Hospitalists To Provide Services For Patients At DCH

Press release by Dearborn County Hospital (Lawrenceburg, Ind.) - Dearborn County Hospital has partnered with TriHealth to provide Hospitalist services for its inpatients.  Hospital Medicine Physicians, better known as Hospitalists, work on-site to provide seven-day-a-week, around-the-clock care for hospitalized patients.  Hospitalists work in addition to other practitioners, such as Emergency Department Physicians, who also provide 24/7 care. “DCH has utilized Hospitalists since the fall of 2013,” explained Michael W. Schwebler, Dearborn County Hospital President/CEO.  “All major tertiary care hospitals and most large metropolitan and suburban facilities have Hospitalist programs to ensure continuity of care and 24-hour-a-day access for their inpatients. “I am very pleased to say that we are now using the services of TriHealth Hospitalists to care for patients at DCH.  TriHealth Hospitalists have a reputation for providing outstanding clinical care in a manner that is both professional and compassionate.  They are familiar with our community and our hospital, so it is easy for them to have a good rapport with our patients and families, as well as our physicians and staff.  Based on the favorable comments we have received to date, I think the TriHealth Hospitalists are a very good fit for our hospital and most importantly, for our patients.” “Our nursing staff has also been very complimentary of the TriHealth Hospitalists,” added Angela Scudder, R.N., M.S.N., DCH Vice President of Patient Care Services.   “They appreciate the Hospitalists’ approachability and their skill at effectively communicating with both patients and their families.” TriHealth’s team of 30 plus Hospitalists, led by Bryan Strader, M.D., Chief of Hospital Medicine, provides care for inpatients at DCH, Bethesda North, Good Samaritan and Bethesda Butler Hospitals.   As one of the 11 TriHealth Hospitalists caring for patients at DCH, Dr. Strader works closely with John “Clint” Hutson, M.D., who serves as the Medical Director of the DCH Hospitalist program.  Together, Dr. Strader and Dr. Hutson have approximately 30 years of experience in Hospital Medicine. Dr. Strader received his undergraduate degree at Wheaton College before earning his Medical Degree from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine.  He then completed both his Internship and Internal Medicine Residency at The Christ Hospital.  Dr. Strader has practiced as a Hospitalist for the past 15 years.  He has served as a TriHealth Hospitalist at Bethesda North Hospital since 2006, including Director of Hospitalists from 2013 to the present.  Dr. Strader is Board Certified in Internal Medicine. After receiving his undergraduate degree from Murray State University, Dr. Hutson earned his Medical Degree from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine.  He then completed his Internship and Internal Medicine Residency at the Medical College of Virginia and has more than 14 years experience in Hospital Medicine and Internal Medicine.  Dr. Hutson is Board Certified in Internal Medicine. In addition to Drs. Strader and Hutson, TriHealth Hospitalists practicing at Dearborn County Hospital include: Janee Lyn Bey, M.D. – Dr. Bey received her undergraduate degree from the University of Dayton and her Medical Degree from The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health.  She completed both her Internship and Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Residency at Indiana University-Indianapolis before serving as an Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Hospitalist at St. Vincent Hospital and Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St. Vincent in Indianapolis.  For the past six years she has practiced as a TriHealth Internal Medicine Hospitalist at Bethesda North Hospital in Cincinnati.  Dr. Bey is Board Certified in both Internal Medicine and Pediatrics. Ronald Cheek, M.D. – Dr. Cheek is a highly respected, long time member of Dearborn County Hospital’s Emergency Department Team.  He received his undergraduate degree at Tennessee State University before earning his Medical Degree from the University of Cincinnati School of Medicine.  Dr. Cheek then completed both his Internship and Internal Medicine Residency at Cincinnati General Hospital, now known as University Hospital.  A member of the DCH Medical Staff since 1983, Dr. Cheek will divide his time at DCH between caring for patients in the Emergency Department and serving as an inpatient Hospitalist. Andrew Hear, M.D. – Dr. Hear earned his undergraduate degree from Ball State University before graduating with his Medical Degree from American University of the Caribbean-School of Medicine.  He then completed his Internship and Internal Medicine Residency at East Tennessee State University-James H. Quillen College of Medicine.  Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Dr. Hear has practiced for more than 16 years in the Greater Cincinnati/Butler County area.  Most recently, he was a member of the Nocturnist (Hospitalist who practices during evening/overnight hours) program at The Christ Hospital. Brett Moore, M.D. – Dr. Moore earned both his undergraduate degree and Medical Degree from the University of Cincinnati before completing his Internship and Internal Medicine Residency at The Christ Hospital.  His experience includes more than 11 years as a Hospitalist in the Greater Cincinnati area with the past six years serving as a TriHealth Hospitalist at Bethesda North Hospital.  Dr. Moore is Board Certified in Internal Medicine. Jacob Osterbur, D.O. – Dr. Osterbur is a graduate of Augustana College and the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, in Athens, Ohio.  After earning his Medical Degree, Dr. Osterbur completed his Internship and Internal Medicine Residency at The Christ Hospital, where he also served as an Internal Medicine House Physician.  In addition to English, Dr. Osterbur is fluent in Spanish. Jason Parker, M.D. – Dr. Parker is a TriHealth Hospitalist who has practiced at Bethesda North Hospital for the past six years.  Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Dr. Parker earned his undergraduate degree from Texas A & M University and his Medical Degree from the University of Texas Medical School at Houston, where he also completed his Internship and Internal Medicine Residency. Michael Rudemiller, M.D. – Dr. Rudemiller received his undergraduate degree from the University of Dayton prior to earning his Medical Degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.  He then completed both his Internship and Internal Medicine Residency at The Christ Hospital.  Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Dr. Rudemiller has practiced in the Cincinnati area for the past 25 years, serving as a TriHealth Hospitalist at Bethesda North for the last 10 years. Bradley Schultz, M.D. – Dr. Schultz earned his undergraduate degree from Ohio University and his Medical Degree from The Ohio State University College of Medicine.  He continued his training by completing both his Internship and Internal Medicine Residency at The Christ Hospital.  Dr. Schultz is coming to DCH from Bethesda North Hospital where he served as a TriHealth Hospitalist.  He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine. Geeta Srivastava, M.D. – A graduate of the University of Cincinnati for her Bachelor Degree and Wright State University for her Medical Degree, Dr. Srivastava completed an Internship and Internal Medicine Residency at The Christ Hospital, followed by an OB/GYN Residency at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton.  She has practiced in the region for numerous years including the past seven as a TriHealth Hospitalist at Good Samaritan Hospital.  She is Board Certified in Internal Medicine. For more information on Dearborn County Hospital’s Hospitalists Program utilizing TriHealth Hospitalists, please go to the Dearborn County Hospital website at www.dch.org.