The Hotel Doctor

The experiences of a Los Angeles hotel and housecall doctor.

Thursday, May 14, 2015

The Conundrum of Ear Pain

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I hate forbidding guests from flying because of the ticket-change fee. The era when a doctor’s note impressed the airline is long gone. ...
Sunday, May 10, 2015

Tooting My Horn

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Would I see a lady at the Airport Hilton with an eye problem? I asked the dispatcher from Amerilink, a travel insurance agency, for ...
Saturday, May 2, 2015

The Most Deeply Compassionate Physician

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I’m an early riser, so the 5:30 a.m. phone call last week found me at my computer writing this blog. The caller was Le Montage, a luxury...
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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...
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