October 5, 2023

Licking Memorial Hospital is pleased to announce the addition of Hospitalist Kara J.  Kaplan, M.D.  Dr. Kaplan received her medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  She completed an internal medicine residency at Saint Mary Mercy Hospital in Livonia, Michigan, a nephrology fellowship at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, and a critical care fellowship at the University of Cincinnati.  She is board certified in internal medicine.
 
Hospitalists are internal medicine physicians who specialize in caring for acutely ill hospitalized patients.  The hospitalist also coordinates care with the patient’s primary care physician.  Studies have shown that patients cared for by hospitalists have better medical outcomes, including higher survival rates, lower costs and shorter hospital lengths of stay.