The Hotel Doctor

According to the Los Angeles Times, police are looking for Michael Jackson’s doctor. That brings back memories. In 2001, I received a call f...

Every few years I open my Los Angeles Times to learn the paper has, once again, discovered the housecall. Americans yearn for it, I read, an...

Being a fulltime hotel doctor isn’t fulltime work, so I have plenty to leisure during which I’ve become a successful writer. I’ve written fi...

“This is Franklin De Forest. We’re staying at the Hilton. I wonder if you could help us.” There was a pause although the caller hadn’t asked...

Medical science has no cure for drunkenness, but hotels regularly phone for help. I always ask if the guest wants a doctor. The answer is ne...

A Spanish lady wanted her ears checked because she had an ear infection last week and flies tomorrow. So I drove eight miles to Hollywood an...

Note: I originally wrote this for hotel general managers, but any reader will learn a great deal. Having a house doctor...