New word found in today's Wall Street Journal:
hospitalist - a doctor who treats patients only in the hospital

quote:

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Most patients won't learn about hospitalists until they end up in the care of one. But these specialists - whose sole responsibility is the care of hospitalized patients, from admission through discharge - constitute the fastest-growing field in medicine. Hospitalists coordinate care by all staffers from nurses to specialists, order up tests, make treatment decisions in consultation with primary-care doctors, and are trained to recognize and respond quickly to changes in a patient's condition. Unlike attending physicians who train residents and often have their own medical practices, hospitalists spend all their time on care or administrative duties, and don't see outside patients or follow inpatients once they leave the hospital.

There are now 10,000 of them around the country, and ... their ranks are expected to triple by the end of the decade to 30,000.

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I thought it might be someone who's prejudiced against hospitals

Actually, it's not a new word, at least in the medical field. In fact, there are 50,500 sites about it on Google. However, I don't know when the word began to be used. I don't recall its use early in my career.