The Hotel Doctor

People ask what sort of contract I have with hotels. The answer is none. Staff call because I’m easy to reach and quick to respond. On...

Le Meredien in Beverly Hills has a firm policy against recommending a doctor. This does not mean that it never calls, only that a call...

A guest dropped an ice bucket on her toe. Pain was excruciating, and blood oozed out. Holding the toe under the tap didn’t help. O...

A lady had been vomiting for three days. She had felt better that morning but then relapsed. She sounded weary. This was tricky. Sto...

The Chateau Marmont is a funky art-deco apartment converted to a hotel in the 1930s with nine nearby cottages acquired during the 1940...

My personal encounter with paramedics occurred the day I fell (ironically during my morning health walk) and broke my leg. I might hav...

  “He’s over there! I think it’s an emergency!” Emerging from the elevator, I did not want to hear this. Despite the impression left...