The Hotel Doctor

The experiences of a Los Angeles hotel and housecall doctor.

Sunday, April 29, 2018

The Perks of Age

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Getting old is a nuisance although there are benefits. Police in passing patrol cars no longer eye me suspiciously late at night. Lone...
Wednesday, April 25, 2018

A Dog-Eat-Dog Business, Part 2

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“Doctor Lusman is out of town. Could you speak to a guest at the Fairmont?” That was a jolt. Lusman was an ambitious young doctor ...
Saturday, April 21, 2018

Things Guests Say Again and Again

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“Can you come up right away?” It’s surprising how many guests believe I am sitting in an office downstairs. In fact, I’m at home o...
Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Impresssing the General Manager

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Years ago Prentice-Hall published The Man’s Health Book, and UPS delivered my ten free copies. Usually I gave those to family and frie...
Friday, April 13, 2018

Why Don't They Call?

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In my experience, a hotel generates approximately one request for a doctor per month for every hundred rooms. My record, in case you’r...
Monday, April 9, 2018

Drugs are Cheap

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A least they’re cheap for common problems your doctor encounters in the office which are the same as I see in hotels. Here are examples ...
Thursday, April 5, 2018

A Dirty Trick

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In 1993 I opened a letter from the California Medical Board announcing a complaint against me. The days when state boards went eas...
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