The Hotel Doctor

The experiences of a Los Angeles hotel and housecall doctor.

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

A Medicolegal Housecall

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S tepping out of the shower, a Doubletree guest stumbled and cut his leg. He had paid little attention, but now, two days later, the wound h...
Saturday, September 26, 2020

A Better Medicine

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A 2 year-old was ill with vomiting, diarrhea, fever, and a rash. That sounded bad. I know a pediatrician who makes housecalls, and I consi...
Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Disaster Averted

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“We have a situation with a guest…” explained the manager of the Georgian. I love doing favors for hotel management, but this sort of anno...
Friday, September 18, 2020

Easy Money

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A Brazilian traveler had left her medication at home. Could I drive to Hermosa Beach and write some prescriptions? The caller was the gues...
Monday, September 14, 2020

Trusting the Guest to Take Care of Things

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A guest at the Crowne Plaza was feeling under the weather. The guest spoke poor English but, through the bellman, asked if I took his in...
Thursday, September 10, 2020

Sickness Makes You Sick

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“Normally I wouldn’t bother with this cough, but when I started to bring up green mucus I knew I had to do something…..”      Hotel gue...
Sunday, September 6, 2020

Luckless Americans

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  Ailing US airline crew are out of luck. They must travel to a clinic in a strange city, present their insurance card, and hope for the bes...
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