The Hotel Doctor

If you want reach a hospital as fast as possible, get in your car and drive. Paramedics are slower. They’re essential if a problem...

After apologizing for waking me, the caller explained that his companion couldn’t sleep because she felt short of breath. Shortness of...

A dispatcher from the agency that handles airline flight crew mentioned a sore throat, but the guest mentioned an “unprotected sexual ...

I hear this now and then when a guest learns my fee, more often in the form of a hint (“I’ll talk to my husband and call you back…”). ...

My personal encounter with paramedics occurred the day I fell (ironically during my morning health walk) and broke my leg. I might hav...

  “He’s over there! I think it’s an emergency!” Emerging from the elevator, I did not want to hear this. Despite the impression left...

He had turned bright red, a frightened guest informed me. His search of the internet revealed that this indicated dangerously high blo...

“A guest needs a doctor. Are you available?” “I am. If you connect me to his room, I’ll try to help.” My tone was businesslike...

“Our client had a heart attack,” explained the dispatcher from Universal Assistance. “He wants to go home, but the specialist says he ...

Walking along Pico, a busy street, I passed a man lying face down on the sidewalk. His head lay on the curb; one leg remained on a bus b...

At midnight the Norwegian lady from the previous post phoned, begging for a housecall . Something terrible was happening. This was a full-...

A lady at the Holiday Inn in North Hollywood reported that her husband was suffering diarrhea. She added that he had fainted during th...

Hotel guests, Americans above all, do not like paying for a housecall. Many, if they are feeling bad, decide to “call an ambulance.” ...

A guest told me she had a stomach virus, so I drove off in a relaxed mood. This is the second most common complaint that a hotel doctor ...

My personal encounter with paramedics occurred the day I fell (ironically during my morning exercise walk) and broke my hip. I might hav...