The Hotel Doctor

The army does not hand out generous transportation allowances, so it housed this officer’s family in a single room of a Days Inn. Arri...

I was leaving the Universal City Hilton when the elevator stopped. The door opened, and a young man rushed in, blood dripping down his...

A lady had been vomiting for three days. She had felt better that morning but then relapsed. She sounded weary. This was tricky. Sto...

 "How quick can you be in Costa Mesa?” asked the dispatcher for Expressdoc, a housecall agency. The call had gotten me out of bed a...

Getting sick in a hotel far from home is miserable enough; you shouldn’t have to scramble for help. Here’s the best strategy. 1. Ask...

The guest was feverish, and his abdomen felt tender and rigid, a sign of peritonitis. He needed to go to an emergency room. I phoned his...

This is strictly for American readers, but others will get a taste of the grotesqueries of our medical system. Let’s say you’ve been...