The Hotel Doctor
The experiences of a Los Angeles hotel and housecall doctor.
Monday, July 20, 2020
A Costly Mistake
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Since 1984, twelve hotel guests cleaned their ear with a Q-tip, extracted it, noticed that the cotton had vanished, and called for a...
Thursday, July 16, 2020
Another Arab Prince
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It seemed a routine visit for an upset stomach until I knocked at what turned out to be the penthouse suite of a Beverly Hills hotel. Th...
Sunday, July 12, 2020
Losing Two Out of Three
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A guest at the Hollywood Heights with an upset stomach requested my services. I had barely hung up when an Englishman at the Shangri-La ...
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
The Kiss of Death
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Malpractice insurers look with suspicion on doctors who operate pain clinics or diet clinics or who perform botox injections or liposuctio...
Saturday, July 4, 2020
Dodging a Bullet
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The army does not hand out generous transportation allowances, so it housed this officer’s family in a single room of a Days Inn. Arri...
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Can I Submit This to My Insurance?
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The guest’s symptoms suggested a urine infection, one of my favorite diseases. They’re miserable but respond quickly to antibiotics. T...
Friday, June 26, 2020
Really Good Luck
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I was leaving the Universal City Hilton when the elevator stopped. The door opened, and a young man rushed in, blood dripping down his...
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