The Hotel Doctor

“I’ve been hacking up stuff for a couple days, and it’s turning green.” “It sounds like the virus that’s going around,” I said. “It’...

A businessman at the Standard had been throwing up since the wee hours. I assured him I’d arrive within the hour. It was nine a.m., so...

I’m running low on ondansetron, the best antinausea pill. Unfortunately, I’m not low on many other supplies. I buy through an intern...

“Can you make a visit to Palo Alto?” “That’s four hundred miles away!” “How much would you charge?” “I’m in Los Angeles. D...

Bending over, a guest at the Georgian felt stabbing pain in his back. He could barely move. Acute back pain usually doesn’t last l...

A child at the Disneyland Hotel had a fever. Disneyland is forty miles away, but the call arrived Sunday morning. Freeway traffic was ...

The patient was a Brazilian two-year old who may or may not have had ear pain. Infants love everyone, and older toddlers are usually fri...