Why did Saint Luke's Health System develop the hospitalist (hospital-based physician specialists) approach to hospital care?

Physicians who specialize in hospital care are a departure from the way doctors have traditionally functioned. The emergence of hospitalists is based on the idea that inpatient care specialists can be more efficient and more available than traditional primary care physicians, who spend most of their working day away from the hospital. Saint Luke's Health System's hospitalist program ensures you receive high-quality care from a qualified, accessible, and caring physician.