Hospitalists added to WRMC medical staff

BATESVILLE — Gary Paxson, Successor CEO of White River Health System, recently announced the addition of two hospitalists to the medical staff at WRMC: Dr. Jerrod Anderson and Dr. Caleb Oster. Hospitalists are the primary physician for family members to contact for updates on a loved one during a hospital stay.

Hospitalists organize the communication between different physicians caring for a patient and serve as the point of contact for other physicians, nurses and other caregivers for questions, updates and developing a comprehensive plan of care.

Anderson received his medical degree from Windsor University School of Medicine in St. Kitts. He completed a family-medicine residency at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northeast/St. Bernard’s Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. He is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Caleb Oster, D.O., obtained his medical degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Georgia. He completed a residency in internal medicine from Sacred Heart Hospital in Florida.

Anderson and Oster join the White River Medical Center Hospital Medicine team that includes Drs. Anitsira Collado, Joaquin Duarte, Amanda Johnson, Gilbert-Roy Kamoga, Anil Kumar, Nathan McLaughlin, Morgan Norton, Luis Quiel, Nisha Viswanathan and Robert Walton.