An Emirate Airline
flight attendant was suffering severe back pain.
Emirate crew stay
the Hilton in Costa Mesa, 46 miles away in Orange County. There is an Orange county
doctor, but she had not responded. It was 2:40 a.m.
I didn’t complain.
Freeway traffic is light. I have no office hours, so I can go back to bed if I
want. I earn extra for long drives and late hours. The Orange County doctor
enjoys a rich social life, so she’s often unavailable. I made 42 housecalls to
her territory in a single year.
I dressed and drove
off. As I entered the freeway my phone rang. The visit was cancelled. The
Orange County doctor had checked in and reported that she was on her way.
I
pointed out that once the agency assigns a doctor, he or she should take
priority. The dispatcher agreed and promised that it would not happen again
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