John W. Hoyt MD, FCCM
Summary
Dr. John Hoyt has been an active leader in the evolution of critical care medicine at the national level for 30+ years and to this day takes pride in remaining active as a “hands on” intensivist continuing to practice at the bedside. In his role with the Intensivist Company and Pittsburgh Critical Care he continues to shape the face of critical care today in assisting hospitals who want to develop intensivist programs and in managing intensivist services for hospitals that want to be Leapfrog compliant. Dr. Hoyt established his first intensivist service in 1976 at the Naval Regional Medical Center in Portsmouth, Virginia. He went from there to the University of Virginia and then St. Francis Medical Center where he established intensivist services.
With multiple endeavors in starting up new intensivist programs as an ICU Medical Director, Dr. Hoyt was an early adaptor in the use of information technology to improve the care of ICU patients. He installed computer systems at NRMC Portsmouth, U. Va. and St. Francis. He is now actively involved in current platforms with integrated electronic medical records in the ICU. He has evolved an ICU census program that has a severity of illness scoring system to risk adjust for patient outcome. That system is used in a variety of hospitals to track the outcome of patients after starting an intensivist program. His knowledge and experience resulted in his involvement with the Society of Critical Care Medicine in developing Project Impact, an ICU database to describe the quality of patient care. Dr. Hoyt served 12 years on the SCCM Council and served as President of SCCM in 1996.
Dr. Hoyt’s willingness to don scrubs and a stethoscope in the building of a new intensivist program brings an approach seldom found in the consulting world. With optimizing patient care and access to care as a focus in his methodology, the clients of PCCA and The Intensivist Company have realized overwhelming acceptance of their intensivist programs and sustained measurable results in a fraction of the time reported for other programs. His circle of influence and leadership style embraces all levels of hospital staff and caretakers including clinical and non-clinical, medical staff, and hospital executives.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Baldwin Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, 1963-1967 - B.S.
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1967-1971 - M.D.
Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1971-1972 - Straight Medical Internship
Naval Regional Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA, 1972-1974 - Residency in Anesthesiology
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, July 1974-January 1975 - Fellowship in Critical Care Medicine
Naval Regional Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA, January 1975 - July 1975 Fellowship in Critical Care Medicine
LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION
Certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology (7390) -
Diplomate, September 26, 1975
Certificate of Special Qualification in Critical Care from The American Board of Anesthesiology, October 31, 1986 (87)
Licensed to practice medicine in:
Virginia: December 6, 1976
Ohio: August l0, 1971
Pennsylvania: August 7, 1974
Florida: February 2, 2002
Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians, October 4, 1988
Fellow, American College of Critical Care Medicine, June 5, 1989
ATLS Certification, American College of Surgeons and American College of Emergency Physicians, May 2001.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
American Society of Anesthesiologists
International Anesthesia Research Society
Society of Critical Care Medicine
American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
Pennsylvania Society of Anesthesiologists
American Association for Respiratory Therapy
American Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists
American Medical Association
American College of Chest Physicians
Pennsylvania Medical Society
Allegheny County Medical Society
The Hastings Center
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Attending Staff, Department of Anesthesiology, Naval Regional Medical Center, Portsmouth, Virginia. July 1975-July 1978
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, Virginia. July 1978-July 1982
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, Virginia. July 1982-July 1983
Clinical Associate Professor of Anesthesiology/Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA July 1984-August 1988
Clinical Professor of Critical Care Medicine in the School of Medicine, Dept of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, September 1988-Present.
Professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy of School of Pharmacy, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA 1989 -present
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Theology, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA March, 1990 -present
TRAINING APPOINTMENTS
Director, Critical Care Medicine Training Program, Naval Regional Medical Center, Portsmouth, Virginia. July 1976 - July 1978
Director, Critical Care Medicine Training Program, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, Virginia. July 1978 - June 1983
Member, Critical Care Medicine Faculty, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. July 1983 -present
CCM Fellows rotating to St. Francis Medical Center's CCM Service, July 1984–September 2002
STAFF ASSIGNMENTS
Director, Anesthesia Pain Clinic, Department of Anesthesiology, Naval Regional Medical Center, Portsmouth, Virginia. July 1975-July 1976
Director, Intensive Care Unit, Department of Anesthesiology, Naval Regional Medical Center, Portsmouth, Virginia. July 1976-July 1978
Medical Director, Respiratory Therapy, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, Virginia. July 1978-July 1980
Assistant Medical Director, Respiratory Therapy, University of Virginia Medical Center. July 1980-January 1983
Medical Director, Cardiovascular Monitoring Technicians, University of Virginia Medical Center, July 1978-July 198l
Assistant Medical Director, Cardiovascular Technicians, University of Virginia Medical Center, July 198l-June 1983
Medical Director, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, Virginia. July 1978-June 1983
Head, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Director, Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit, St. Francis Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. June 1983 - May 1989.
Consultant, Critical Care Education, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 1984 - January 1990
Medical Director, St. Francis Critical Care Transport Team, Pittsburgh, PA. June 1985 - June 1990.
Chairman, Department of Critical Care Medicine, St. Francis Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA February 1990 -September 2002.
Consultant, Critical Care Education, West Penn Hospital Department of Anesthesiology, Pittsburgh, PA. July 1989 -present.
Medical Director, Intensive Care Unit, Forbes Regional Hospital, Monroeville, PA, September 2003 - present.
Director, Emergency Medicine, St. Francis Health System, Pittsburgh, PA. July 1998-October 2002.
Director, Anesthesia Department, St. Francis New Castle, New Castle, PA September 2000-October 2002.
