Chad McCreary, D.O., joins hospitalist team

King’s Daughters Medical Center welcomes Chad McCreary, D.O., to its team of hospitalists providing care for hospitalized patients at the medical center.

McCreary earned his medical degree from Pikeville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Pikeville, Ky., and completed his family medicine residency at Lynchburg Family Practice in Lynchburg, Va. He is board certified by the American Board of Family Physicians.

For the past 12 years, McCreary has been in private practice in Louisa, Ky., on staff at Three Rivers Medical Center.

Hospitalists specialize in providing care to hospitalized patients. Because they are available in the hospital 24/7, they are able to respond quickly to any change of status; update treatment plans based on the latest laboratory testing; coordinate specialist care that may be needed; and make referrals for any services needed following hospitalization.