Hospitalist at Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health is the gateway to general admission and specialty care. As part of the Riley General & Community Pediatrics at IU Health, the section of Pediatric Hospital Medicine is comprised of general pediatricians specializing in the care of newborns and hospitalized children.

As faculty members of Indiana University School of Medicine, our team members provide the most advanced pediatric medicine in the field. They are experts in the care of inpatients, from the most common diagnosis to the most complex cases. Our hospitalists can focus solely on caring for children and families while in the hospital since they do not have private practices or other clinics outside the hospital.

For Our Referring Partners

Hospitalist at Riley at IU Health are available to facilitate the best care for your patients admitted to Riley at IU Health directly from your office, your local emergency department or those treated in our Emergency Services at Riley at IU Health. A single telephone call to Physician OneCall connects you to the Hospitalist at Riley at IU Health  at any of our facilities.

While your patients are hospitalized at Riley at IU Health, they remain your patients. The Hospitalist at Riley at IU Health partners with you, arranges consults with Riley at IU Health specialists and rounds with other interdisciplinary team members to provide comprehensive, family-centered care to your patients and assure quality clinical outcomes.

In addition, the Hospitalist at Riley at IU Health improves continuity of care by ensuring you receive the details you need about your patient's admission in a timely manner. Waiting weeks for a dictated summary simply isn't acceptable. When your patient is discharged, you will receive a brief inpatient summary from the Hospitalist at Riley at IU Healh that includes the information you need to continue care. Then, you're prepared, whether follow up is the next day or the next month.

Contacting the Hospitalist at Riley at IU Health

If you need Hospitalist services, call 800.622.4989 or 317.916.3500 and ask for the Pediatric Hospitalist on call.