The Hotel Doctor
The experiences of a Los Angeles hotel and housecall doctor.
Monday, January 12, 2015
A Case of Domestic Violence
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A lady’s arm injury seemed straightforward until she explained that her husband had twisted it during an altercation the previous night....
Sunday, January 4, 2015
The Hotel Business in 2014
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My records show 685 calls during 2014, slightly fewer than 2013. This represents my first decline since 2001 (the months after 9/11 were...
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Saturday, November 29, 2014
A Hotel Doctor's Thanksgiving
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I had finished breakfast at 7 a.m. on Thursday when the phone rang. A Quantas pilot at the Hilton in Anaheim was suffering a respiratory...
Saturday, November 1, 2014
It's Not an Ear Infection!
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When I peered into the guest’s ear, the drum looked normal, so there was no middle-ear infection. When I pulled his earlobe, it hurt but...
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Housecalls Are Not Cheap
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A lady fell, catching herself on outstretched palms. That often breaks the tip of the radius where it meets the wrist, and she felt pain...
Saturday, October 4, 2014
Customers Come and Customers Go
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American doctors complain about paperwork, but it’s no problem with me. I give guests a copy of the record I write in the room. I fax th...
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Bringing the Housecall into the Twenty-First Century, Part 2
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My July 2 post concerned Medicast, a service that arrived in Los Angeles with the goal of bringing the housecall into the internet age...
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