11-16-2012, 06:33 AM
Yes, Rene, my husband has experienced the "call when we open up the calendar for next month" in the past. This month when he say doc, they needed to see him in 14 days and he got the appt on the spot.
We were sad to see Dr Peggy go. She said she was leaving to be nearer her family (and the undercurrent was she was sick of the politics).
12 years of dealing with Bay Clinic with hubby, and now we are just waiting for spot to open up with another doc in Hilo......
I go to Urgent Care if I need a doc immediately - in and out in under 45 mins with pretty good care but do get the "you really need a primary care doc" speech ... but heck once every three yrs or so that I see them... I am ok with Urgent care.
I had numerous long conversations with the CEo and med directors and it is the same thing except for Paul Strauss (he really tried to make things better). But now he left and went to HMSA office on Oahu and is working on insurance side.
My hubby has been through 7 docs in 12 years. Even when i had really good insurance no one was taking new patients.
We were sad to see Dr Peggy go. She said she was leaving to be nearer her family (and the undercurrent was she was sick of the politics).
12 years of dealing with Bay Clinic with hubby, and now we are just waiting for spot to open up with another doc in Hilo......
I go to Urgent Care if I need a doc immediately - in and out in under 45 mins with pretty good care but do get the "you really need a primary care doc" speech ... but heck once every three yrs or so that I see them... I am ok with Urgent care.
I had numerous long conversations with the CEo and med directors and it is the same thing except for Paul Strauss (he really tried to make things better). But now he left and went to HMSA office on Oahu and is working on insurance side.
My hubby has been through 7 docs in 12 years. Even when i had really good insurance no one was taking new patients.