Does your doctor only see patients a few times a week?

[clarabelle]

I'm not alone? Is your DH glad he gave up the hospital?

I saw someone post their doctor gets a 2 hr lunch break! Wow, my husband needs to work there because he sees patients through lunch!

Yes he is glad he gave it up.
He has been in practice for 15 years and was tired.
He is not on a salary -he "eats what he kills" per se. It may have lowered his income slightly

 

[disfan07]

I think most primary care doctors spend a lot of time the office. I think the OPs doctor is a little unusual for a PC doc. Maybe they see patients in more than one office?

1 office only. None of my docs work in more than one office.

She does both peds and adults. I got her as a referral from my derm. because i needed a new internist adn i called at the beginnin gof november for a new patient/physical appointment and the first appointment they had was for Feb 8th!!! So basically 3 months out.

But my derm and my allergist both know her and said she was worth waiting for an appointment so i waited. She is an amazing doctor and I dont mind the waits.

 

[disykat]

re: the two hour lunch comment. My experience has been that drs. try to keep some flexible time in their days where they don't have scheduled appointments. This allows time for paperwork, research, collaboration, fitting in emergencies, etc. I would actually be quite suspect of offices that did not have this kind of time built in. I don't see packing in office visits all day as doing justice to the kind of care I've been lucky enough to receive.

I know my child's pediatrician often called between 1 and 1:30 if he was calling for follow up and let his patients know that was the likely timeframe for answering emails, returning phone calls etc.

Even my kid's orthodontists do it. Everytime I've had to call for a broken wire, etc. they've wanted to put us into the time directly after the lunch hour because that is when they don't generally see patients and can squeeze in a quick visit.

 

[PatsMom]

My primary care doctor only has office hours 3 days a week usually. Although she is part of a group practice and has her weeks to be on call and on those weeks she is in office for five days. If she is not available and you need to be seen on the day you are calling, one of the other doctors or nurse practitioners will see you. I've never had a problem getting a same day appointment when one of us was really sick.

Routine stuff like physicals can require some advance notice though. But I really like her and have been seeing her for about 25 years so I don't want to change.

 

[C.Ann]

Sadly, my primary care doctor - who I had an excellent relationship with - just recently left her practice to devote all of her time and skills to Hospice.. The replacement doctor I will be seeing is only in the office 3 days a week..

My former doctor assured me that there was a lengthy conversation with the new doctor in regards to my severe sensitivities to medications; the use of children's doses; the type of relationship I expect from my doctor; and so on..

I'm somewhat nervous about how well this will work out, but my former doctor felt pretty confident that the replacement doctor will be on board with my needs and wishes.. Here's hoping!

 

[SOnotLayuh]

I am SO glad I'm not/DH isn't a doctor. I couldn't deal with that many hours per week!