gyn appt May 6. Reg doc appt, June 3. (both annual exams)- I'm glad I'm not a hypochondriac or even sick that often. I swear a time existed when one didn't have to plan 3 months in advance to see a doctor.
Only three months? If I want to see my primary care doctor for something that isn't an emergency, it is as least 6 months lead time. I can see his PA or NP with only 2 months advance notice, though.
Well- perspective is always good. I wonder why these are acceptable wait times, especially for you! Next year (if I'm w/ the same doc) I'll think about setting up the next annual maybe right after I've had this year's! Or at least more towards the beginning of the year. *sigh*
Yes, it did exist. Before malpractice and insurance forms and red tape of all sorts caused many doctors to just stop seeing patients.
Per an interesting statistic I heard at some point late last year, the "Greater Boston Area" has one of the highest numbers of doctors (one presumes defined as "licensed physicians") per capita, and one of the lowest numbers of doctors who actually see patients per capita. Both for "major metropolitan areas", of course.
Unfortunately, I have no recollection where I came across this in order to double check it.
This wouldn't surprise me given Boston's very high number of 1) schools (medical schools in particular) where presumably lots of faculty don't see patients, 2) lots of teaching hospitals, which probably have lots of researchers who don't see patients, and 3) lots of biotech and pharmaceutical companies who probably employ some doctors who wouldn't see patients.
I switched PCP's recently and I got an INTAKE appointment in a few weeks. Marino Health Center, I recommend Dr. McCaffrey (yes, her name is Anne, no, it's not the same Anne McCaffrey).
The better the doctor, the more popular they become. Particularly if they specialize in anything specific. Also, a Dr's day is scheduled by slots of some sort: annual exams, regular appointments, and emergency visits (which are usually left open until that day or the day before). The annual appointments take the longest so they might only do one a day, or one a week, which is why scheduling pushes them out further and further.
You have two choices: 1. Call the office back periodically and see if they've had any cancellations that you can fit into. 2. Look for a different doctor. When you call an office to see if someone is accepting new patients, ask which doctor has the quickest lead time on appointments like this. For some doctors though, it's worth the wait.
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Per an interesting statistic I heard at some point late last year, the "Greater Boston Area" has one of the highest numbers of doctors (one presumes defined as "licensed physicians") per capita, and one of the lowest numbers of doctors who actually see patients per capita. Both for "major metropolitan areas", of course.
Unfortunately, I have no recollection where I came across this in order to double check it.
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You have two choices:
1. Call the office back periodically and see if they've had any cancellations that you can fit into.
2. Look for a different doctor. When you call an office to see if someone is accepting new patients, ask which doctor has the quickest lead time on appointments like this. For some doctors though, it's worth the wait.
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But don't you wonder WHY? "This doctor has a 2 week lead time because his patients die off like flies."
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