Table 2:

Faculty survey responses

QuestionNo. (%) of respondents*
n = 15
Any experience with Toronto General Hospital general internal medicine–oncology Overnight Hospitalist program in clinical experience at Toronto General Hospital15 (100)
Satisfaction with overall quality of care delivered at Toronto General Hospital, mean Likert score† ± SD3.6 ± 1.7
Since development of the Overnight Hospitalist program, the quality of care delivered at Toronto General Hospital general internal medicine has:
 Improved11 (73)
 Stayed the same2 (13)
 Decreased2 (13)
The Overnight Hospitalist program has decreased medical errors, mean Likert score‡ ± SD3.6 ± 1.2
The Overnight Hospitalist program leads to faster overnight evaluation of patients who are already admitted on the wards, mean Likert score‡ ± SD4.6 ± 0.9
The Overnight Hospitalist program leads to faster evaluation of new patients in the emergency department, mean Likert score‡ ± SD4.5 ± 0.9
The educational experience on the internal medicine CTU has improved as a result of the Overnight Hospitalist program, mean Likert score‡ ± SD4.1 ± 1.3
Effect of the Overnight Hospitalist program on your medical billings
 No change7 (47)
 Decrease2 (13)
 Not sure6 (40)
The Overnight Hospitalist program makes the hospital more attractive to residents, mean Likert score‡ ± SD4.0 ± 1.7
The Overnight Hospitalist program has reduced trainee burnout, mean Likert score‡ ± SD4.1 ± 1.0
The Overnight Hospitalist program has reduced faculty/attending physician burnout, mean Likert score‡ ± SD3.5 ± 1.0
The Overnight Hospitalist program improves my satisfaction while attending at Toronto General Hospital, mean Likert score‡ ± SD4.1 ± 1.1
Benefits of the Overnight Hospitalist program§
 Trainees have no need to obtain handover from or cross-cover teams overnight12 (80)
 Trainees do not need to hand over in the morning to more than 1 team11 (73)
 Trainees do not need to admit to more than 1 team overnight9 (60)
 Trainees have fewer patients to evaluate and admit from the emergency department overnight12 (80)
 Trainees do not need to manage transfers from other hospitals to the ward overnight6 (40)
 Trainees have fewer distractions from their admitting and call duties when working overnight11 (73)
 There is a dedicated physician in house to cover general internal medicine–oncology patients (Team 10)13 (87)
 There is a dedicated physician in house to admit general internal medicine–oncology patients (Team 10)14 (93)
 The physician covering general internal medicine–oncology patients (Team 10) and admitting new patients to Team 10 is more experienced12 (80)
 There is a greater likelihood that the trainee will be able to rest/sleep overnight4 (27)
 There is a greater likelihood that I will be able to rest/sleep overnight6 (40)
 There is a reduced need for trainees to communicate with the attending physician overnight6 (40)
 The nurses have improved access to physicians overnight regarding urgent patient issues8 (53)
 None of the above1 (7)

  • Note: CTU = clinical teaching unit, SD = standard deviation.

  • ↵* Except where noted otherwise.

  • ↵† Rated on a 5-point scale where 1 = very unsatisfied and 5 = very satisfied.

  • ↵‡ Rated on a 5-point scale where 1 = strongly disagree and 5 = strongly agree.

  • ↵§ Respondents could select all that applied.