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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIn praise of a "government doctor".
Last night I felt so crappy (with what turns out to be bronchitis) that I broke down made an Urgent Care appointment this morning. I won't name the health provider but I can say I was expecting the usual runaround of a quick look in my nose and ears, pat on the back and "go home, take fluids and get plenty of rest" (rest when you have an 8-year old kid?). But that didn't happen. This doctor actually looked me in the eyes, took time to check my record from the last few years, asked a multitude of question and thoroughly checked me out. Then he made is diagnosis and prescribed an aggressive treatment regiment to head off any potentinal pneumonia. I was so impressed by his demeanor and thoroughness that I asked if I could take him on my general practitioner. Unfortunately, I couldn't. He was just there for the day for urgent care and his regular job is with the San Francisco Department of Public Health. He's a "government doctor", and the best I've met since I moved to California. Go figure.
SheilaT
(23,156 posts)are the ones who probably care the very most about good health care for all. They have a real handle on what public (and private) health is all about. Unfortunately, Public Health has been ignored and losing funding for years now.
I'm not all that surprised that a caring doctor would be a Public Health doctor. Not to imply that other doctors don't care, but still.
I found my current Primary Care Doctor by going to an Urgent Care place, and I'm very happy with her. Finding a good doctor can be something of a crap shoot.
kelliekat44
(7,759 posts)Some people gain skills to be able to help and serve others. Too few, though.
Ron Green
(9,823 posts)and I have no complaints.