PMA Night Coverage

Updated 4/14/16

Methodist:

  • Dr. Daniel Yuen, cell: 284-6359, pager: 901-1379, from MMG shares calls with PMA.
  • He is on call for Methodist from 5:00pm to 10:30pm pm every Wednesday and 1 weekend per month.
  • When Dr. Yuen scheduled for the 5:00pm-10:30pm shift he is called in after 10:30 pm if necessary.
  • PMA covers 5:00 pm to 10:30 pm all other days and weekends. If necessary, the Sacramento on call physicians is called in after 10:30 pm to see the patient if necessary.
  • After 10:30 pm, calls are directed to the eICU. Residents are contacted to triage and handle most calls.
  • PMA or MMG physician on site until 10:30pm

MGH:

PMA is cross covering after hours, from 5 pm to 10 pm, with the providers listed below.

  • PMA is responsible for Monday nights.
  • After 10 pm calls will go to the eICU
  • If the eICU physician deems it necessary for the patient to be seen, the Sacramento on call physicians is called to go in.
  • Since we are sharing calls, we are now admitting River City patients for Dr. Wong.
  • PMA is still responsible for Hill patients

Randy Homer, PA (Gordon Wong, MD) cell: 916-420-0742, Pager: 916-328-6501

Arvin Arthur, MD cell 916-813-1707, Pager 916-535-9100

Jeff Jones, MD cell: (916) 708-2090

  • From Tuesdays to Sundays, the “Wong group” covers MGH, from 5 pm to 10 pm.
  • After 10 pm calls will go to the eICU
  • If the eICU physician deems it necessary for the patient to be seen, the 5 pm to 10 pm MGH physician is called in.
  • PMA/”Wong group” on pager call 5:00pm to 10:00pm, not on site

MSJH:

  • No cross coverage, PMA patients only.
  • PMA physician on site until 10:00pm

QVMC:

  • EICU physician will give verbal admission orders on all new ICU admissions/transfers from 10P to 7A.
  • For patients admitted before 3AM, EICU physician will contact the Nocturnist through QVMC operator (707) 257-4141 and request a consult. If the Nocturnist is too busy, the on-call physician will need to come in to see the patient in person.
  • All procedures after hours will be performed by the on-call physician.
  • The ED physician can intubate and come up for codes, but the on-call physician MUST be called in to take over for the ED doc.

SRMC:

  • PMA provides Coverage for Dr. Chi Van Hoozen only with prior notification to the group by Dr.

Van Hoozen.

  • PMA is responsible for admitting Hill patients to SRMC.
  • PMA physician on site until 10:00pm

SMCS:

  • PMA covers for Dr. Jeff Jones, cell: (916) 708-2090, 10:00 pm to 7:00 am nightly.
  • Note: Thursday nights Jones takes 10:00 pm to 7:00 am call and is responsible for MGH coverage from 5 pm to 10 pm.
  • PMA physician on site until 11:00pm, ACNP on site 10:00pm to 9:00 am

Vibra:

Weekday

  • There is an assigned physician at Vibra from 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm to take calls Mondays through Fridays.
  • After 10 pm, calls will go to the eICU.
  • If the eICU physician deems it necessary to go in, the 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm Vibra physician will be called.
  • PMA physician on pager call 5:00pm to 10:00pm, not on site.

Weekend

  • There is a physician rounding at Vibra on the weekends. That physician is on call from 7:00 am to 10:00 pm.
  • After 10:00 pm calls will go to the eICU.
  • If the eICU physician deems it necessary for the patient to be seen, the weekend Vibra physician will be called.
  • PMA physician on pager call 5:00pm to 10:00pm, not on site.