The Covid pandemic is bad enough with all the antivacers, but despite the US having some wonderful doctors and amazing new therapies, day to day medical care has changed drastically.
I was exposed to how bad things have become when I had to find a new internist. My wonderful internist decided to take a leave of absence and then will probably retire. After being referred to different doctors by medical friends, I started my search. The first office was hard to reach and after we did connect I have heard nothing more from them. I liked the second doctor and his staff, but was uncomfortable that he did not appear to have a doctor covering for him when he was not available. He also had a strange method for patients to get prescriptions. Thus, I am going to again try to find a new M.D. The only response I got over the weekend from this doctor's answering service was to go to an emergency room. That is unacceptable to me. All doctors should have an M.D. on call for them if they are not available. It may even be illegal to not have adequate coverage by another M.D. I made house calls on weekends, met patients in my office or in an ER. I would never ask a child to be taken to an ER unless it was a bad accident, a surgical emergency, or something similar. Have doctors become lazy or spoiled or what are they being taught in some medical schools? Medicine should be a calling and a real dedication, not just a way to make money and have the prestige of being an M.D. In France doctors still make house calls and don't just send patients to ERs.
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