A woman under treatment
for infertility needed a progesterone shot every month. She had the vial. Could
I send a nurse?...
Why do doctors cheerfully
give patients medicine and send them off on their travels? It guarantees a
hassle.
I don’t have a nurse, but
I quoted $50, drove to the hotel and gave the shot. It was not a short drive,
but she wouldn’t have paid my regular fee, and I wasn’t doing anything at the
time.
This lady was lucky. In
any other city, she would be in for a rude, expensive shock. I do hotel doctoring fulltime. My colleagues have other jobs, and they're not likely to drop what they're doing and make a visit at a discount.
Some guests think they can
call a nursing service. Nurses earn less than doctors, but a visit from a
nursing service is not cheap. It also won’t happen. A nurse won’t give medicine
without a doctor’s order.
Going to a clinic or
doctor’s office is not likely to work. In today’s malpractice climate, few
doctors will give an injection on a patient’s say-so. Carrying a note is also a
crapshoot. As I have recounted more than once, doctors look with deep
suspicion on patients who arrive with notes. See my post from April 20.
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