Longtime Family Practice Physician Dr. Jimmy Jenkins will be moving into a Hospitalist role with Geary Community Hospital on October 5th.

Dr. Joe Stratton, GCH CEO made that announcement Tuesday during the Hospital Board of Trustee’s meeting.

Stratton explained that a Hospitalists spends their time in the hospital caring for patients that are hospitalized,”they don’t work in the clinic, they focus strictly in the hospital.”

The position is new for GCH but it’s something that other hospitals in the area have been doing for a number of years.

“We’re just trying to evolve and work into that.”

Incoming family practice Physician, Dr. Teran Naccarato will take over Dr. Jenkins practice starting September 8th.