GLH employs a number of physicians trained in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine and other specialties to cover inpatients 24 hours per day, along with a team of nurse practitioners. Their presence in the hospital allows primary care doctors to still see patients in clinic while the hospitalists are taking care of any needs that might arise during the day or night shifts. Hospitalists work with the primary care provider to optimize treatment during the hospitalization and then turn the patient back over to their regular doctor after discharge.