The Hotel Doctor

The experiences of a Los Angeles hotel and housecall doctor.

Thursday, February 27, 2020

A Glamorous Job

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A five-year-old was coughing and congested. His parents were guests at Loews in Hollywood, nine miles away through city streets. N...
Sunday, February 23, 2020

Helping a Lady

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A guest at Checkers, an upscale downtown hotel, had the flu with a 103 fever. I washed my hands before examining her; afterwards I was...
Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Why I Like Foreigners

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“Do you take insurance?” asked a Biltmore guest after learning my fee. She was   an American. Hearing that she would have to pay u...
Saturday, February 15, 2020

Tempting the God of Housecalls

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I was mildly entertained during 45 minutes of the popular movie, Interstellar. The physics was wrong, and the politics of its dystopia...
Tuesday, February 11, 2020

I Was Once America's Leading Writer of Health Articles

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I still hold the record for Woman’s Day – about 35 articles. I stopped as I reached middle-age in the 1990s in favor of a yearning to ...
Friday, February 7, 2020

My Favorite Infections

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Number one is urine infections in women, because I quickly make them go away. Handing over a packet of antibiotics, I assure someone who h...
Monday, February 3, 2020

47 No-Shows

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When there was no response after my third knock, I experienced a familiar sinking feeling. Under the category “no show,” my database r...
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