About 'family care doctors'|The Family Doctor, Minus the M.D.

About 'family care doctors'|The Family Doctor, Minus the M.D.

Ｙｏｕ'ｖｅ               ｓｐｒａｉｎｅｄ               ｙｏｕｒ               ａｎｋｌｅ,               ｏｒ               ｈａｖｅ               ａ               ｓｅｖｅｒｅ               ｃａｓｅ               ｏｆ               ｐｏｉｓｏｎ               ｏａｋ,               ｏｒ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｃｈｉｌｄ               ｈａｓ               ａｎ               ｅａｒａｃｈｅ. Ｗｈｅｒｅ               ｄｏ               ｙｏｕ               ｇｏ               ｔｏ               ｇｅｔ               ｉｔ               ｔａｋｅｎ               ｃａｒｅ               ｏｆ? Ｙｅａｒｓ               ａｇｏ,               ｔｈｅ               ａｎｓｗｅｒ               ｗａｓ               ｅａｓｙ:               ｔｏ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｆａｍｉｌｙ               ｄｏｃｔｏｒ. Ｂｕｔ               ｔｈｅｓｅ               ｄａｙｓ,               ｔｈｅ               ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎ               ｉｓｎ'ｔ               ｓｏ               ｅａｓｉｌｙ               ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ.                Ａ               ｖａｒｉｅｔｙ               ｏｆ               ｅｃｏｎｏｍｉｃ               ａｎｄ               ｓｏｃｉｅｔａｌ               ｓｈｉｆｔｓ               ａｒｅ               ｎｏｗ               ｓｅｎｄｉｎｇ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｉｎｇｌｙ               ｔｏ               ｈｏｓｐｉｔａｌ               ｅｍｅｒｇｅｎｃｙ               ｒｏｏｍｓ               ａｎｄ               ｕｒｇｅｎｔ               ｃａｒｅ               ｆａｃｉｌｉｔｉｅｓ               ｔｏ               ｈａｎｄｌｅ               ｎｏｎ-ｌｉｆｅ-ｔｈｒｅａｔｅｎｉｎｇ,               ｙｅｔ               ｐｒｅｓｓｉｎｇ,               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍｓ.                "Ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｉｓ               ａ               ｓｈｏｒｔａｇｅ               ｏｆ               ｐｒｉｍａｒｙ               ｃａｒｅ               ｐｈｙｓｉｃｉａｎｓ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｉｓ               ａｒｅａ,"               ｓａｉｄ               Ｍｉｃｈａｅｌ               ＭｃＭｉｌｌａｎ,               ＣＥＯ               ｏｆ               Ｄｏｃｔｏｒｓ               Ｏｎ               Ｄｕｔｙ               ａｎｄ               Ｃｙｐｒｅｓｓ               Ｈｅａｌｔｈｃａｒｅ               Ｐａｒｔｎｅｒｓ               ｉｎ               Ｍｏｎｔｅｒｅｙ,               Ｃａｌｉｆｏｒｎｉａ. "Ｓｏｍｅ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ｄｏｎ'ｔ               ｅｖｅｎ               ｈａｖｅ               ａ               ｐｒｉｍａｒｙ               ｃａｒｅ               ｐｈｙｓｉｃｉａｎ               ａｎｙｍｏｒｅ."                Ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｆｅｗｅｒ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ｈａｖｅ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｉｎｓｕｒａｎｃｅ,               ｔｈｅｙ'ｒｅ               ｈａｎｄｌｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｃｏｎｃｅｒｎｓ               ｏｎ               ａ               ｃａｓｅ-ｂｙ-ｃａｓｅ               ｂａｓｉｓ,               ｒａｔｈｅｒ               ｔｈａｎ               ｓｅｅｉｎｇ               ａ               ｒｅｇｕｌａｒ               ｄｏｃｔｏｒ. Ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅｙ'ｒｅ               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｉｎｇｌｙ               ｒｅｌｙｉｎｇ               ｏｎ               ｅｉｔｈｅｒ               ｅｍｅｒｇｅｎｃｙ               ｃａｒｅ               ａｔ               ｌｏｃａｌ               ｈｏｓｐｉｔａｌｓ               ｏｒ               ｕｒｇｅｎｔ               ｃａｒｅ               ｃｅｎｔｅｒｓ               ｌｉｋｅ               Ｄｏｃｔｏｒｓ               ｏｎ               Ｄｕｔｙ.                Ｉｎ               ａｄｄｉｔｉｏｎ,               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｎｕｍｂｅｒｓ               ｏｆ               ｐｒｉｍａｒｙ               ｃａｒｅ               ｄｏｃｔｏｒｓ               ａｒｅ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｅｃｌｉｎｅ,               ｔｈｏｓｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ｒｅｍａｉｎ               ｃａｎ'ｔ               ａｃｃｏｍｍｏｄａｔｅ               ｅｖｅｒｙｏｎｅ. Ｍａｎｙ               ｐａｔｉｅｎｔｓ               ａｒｅ               ｆｒｕｓｔｒａｔｅｄ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｈａｖｅ               ａ               ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍ               ａｎｄ               ｃａｎ'ｔ               ｇｅｔ               ａｎ               ａｐｐｏｉｎｔｍｅｎｔ               ｒｉｇｈｔ               ａｗａｙ. Ａｎｄ               ａｇａｉｎ,               ｔｈｅｙ               ｔｕｒｎ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ＥＲ               ｏｒ               ｕｒｇｅｎｔ               ｃａｒｅ.                Ｔｈｉｓ               ｐａｔｔｅｒｎ               ｉｓｎ'ｔ               ｕｎｉｑｕｅ               ｔｏ               Ｍｏｎｔｅｒｅｙ               Ｃｏｕｎｔｙ,               ｂｕｔ               ｉｓ               ｐａｒｔ               ｏｆ               ａ               ｎａｔｉｏｎｗｉｄｅ               ｔｒｅｎｄ. Ｅｍｅｒｇｅｎｃｙ               ｒｏｏｍｓ               ａｒｅ               ｂｅｉｎｇ               ｉｍｐａｃｔｅｄ               ｌｉｋｅ               ｎｅｖｅｒ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ,               ｗｉｔｈ               ｌｏｎｇｅｒ               ｗａｉｔ               ｔｉｍｅｓ               ａｎｄ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ｃｏｍｉｎｇ               ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ,               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ａｌｔｅｒｎａｔｉｖｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｓｉｍｐｌｅ               ｃｏｍｐｌａｉｎｔｓ               -               ｕｒｇｅｎｔ               ｃａｒｅ               ｃｅｎｔｅｒｓ               -               ａｒｅ               ａｌｓｏ               ｄｏｉｎｇ               ａ               ｂｒｉｓｋ               ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ.                Ｕｒｇｅｎｔ               ｃａｒｅ               ｃｅｎｔｅｒｓ               ａｒｅ               ａｌｓｏ               ｍａｋｉｎｇ               ｈｅａｄｗａｙ               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｒｉｃｅ               ｉｓ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｒｅａｓｏｎａｂｌｅ,               ｉｎ               ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ. Ｔｈｅ               ａｖｅｒａｇｅ               ｃｏｓｔ               ｆｏｒ               ａ               ｖｉｓｉｔ               ｔｏ               Ｄｏｃｔｏｒｓ               ｏｎ               Ｄｕｔｙ               ｉｓ               ａｒｏｕｎｄ               $105,               ＭｃＭｉｌｌａｎ               ｓａｉｄ;               ｔｏ               ｇｏ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ＥＲ               ｍａｙ               ｃｏｓｔ               $300               ｏｒ               ｍｏｒｅ.                Ｔｈｅ               ａｖｅｒａｇｅ               ｗａｉｔ               ｔｉｍｅ               ａｔ               ＥＲｓ               ａｃｒｏｓｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｕｎｔｒｙ               ｉｓ               ａｂｏｕｔ               4               ｈｏｕｒｓ,               ｂｕｔ               ｌｏｃａｌ               ｈｏｓｐｉｔａｌｓ               ｒｅｐｒｅｓｅｎｔａｔｉｖｅｓ               ｓａｙ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｔｒａｃｋ               ｒｅｃｏｒｄ               ｉｓ               ｂｅｔｔｅｒ               ｔｈａｎ               ｔｈａｔ. Ｅｖｅｎ               ｓｏ,               ａ               ｔｙｐｉｃａｌ               ｖｉｓｉｔ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ＥＲ               ａｔ               Ｃｏｍｍｕｎｉｔｙ               Ｈｏｓｐｉｔａｌ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               Ｍｏｎｔｅｒｅｙ               Ｐｅｎｉｎｓｕｌａ               ｉｓ               ａ               ｌｉｔｔｌｅ               ｕｎｄｅｒ               3               ｈｏｕｒｓ.                "Ｔｈｅｒｅ'ｓ               ｂｅｅｎ               ａ               ｓｌｉｇｈｔ               ｄｅｃｒｅａｓｅ               ｉｎ               ｖｏｌｕｍｅ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｐａｓｔ               ｆｏｕｒ               ｙｅａｒｓ,"               ｓａｉｄ               Ｊｏｄｉ               Ｓｃｈａｆｆｅｒ,               ＲＮ,               ｄｉｒｅｃｔｏｒ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｍｅｒｇｅｎｃｙ               ｄｅｐａｒｔｍｅｎｔ               ａｔ               ＣＨＯＭＰ. ＥＲ               ｖｉｓｉｔｓ               ａｒｅ               ｄｏｗｎ               ｆｒｏｍ               49,000               ｔｏ               45,000               ｉｎ               2008,               ｓｈｅ               ｓａｉｄ,               ｎｏｔｉｎｇ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈａｔ               ｄｅｃｒｅａｓｅ               ｈａｓ               ｍａｄｅ               ｗａｉｔｉｎｇ               ｔｉｍｅｓ               ａ               ｂｉｔ               ｓｈｏｒｔｅｒ               ｔｈａｎ               ｉｎ               ｐｒｅｖｉｏｕｓ               ｙｅａｒｓ.                Ａｎ               ａｖｅｒａｇｅ               ｏｆ               125               ｐａｔｉｅｎｔｓ               ｐａｓｓ               ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ               ｔｈｅ               ＣＨＯＭＰ               ｅｍｅｒｇｅｎｃｙ               ｒｏｏｍ               ｄａｉｌｙ,               ａｌｔｈｏｕｇｈ               ｉｔ               ｃａｎ               ｂｅ               ａｓ               ｆｅｗ               ａｓ               90               ａｎｄ               ａｓ               ｍａｎｙ               ａｓ               170. Ａｎｄ               Ｍｏｎｄａｙ               ｉｓ               ｔｙｐｉｃａｌｌｙ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｕｓｉｅｓｔ               ｄａｙ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｅｅｋ.                Ｗｈａｔ               ｌｏｃａｌ               ｅｍｅｒｇｅｎｃｙ               ｒｏｏｍｓ               ｈａｖｅ               ｄｏｎｅ               ｔｏ               ｒｅｓｐｏｎｄ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｉｎｇ               ｖｏｌｕｍｅ               ｉｓ               ｔｏ               ｓｅｔ               ｕｐ               ａ               ｓｏｒｔ               ｏｆ               ｕｒｇｅｎｔ               ｃａｒｅ               ｃｅｎｔｅｒ               ｗｉｔｈｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ＥＲ. Ｐａｔｉｅｎｔｓ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｍｉｎｏｒ               ｉｎｊｕｒｉｅｓ               ｏｒ               ｉｌｌｎｅｓｓ               -               ｗｈａｔ               Ｓｃｈａｆｆｅｒ               ｃａｌｌｓ               "ａ               ｓｉｎｇｌｅ               ｓｉｍｐｌｅ               ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍ"               -               ａｒｅ               ｓｅｅｎ               ｉｎ               ＣＨＯＭＰ'ｓ               "ｅｘｐｒｅｓｓ               ｃａｒｅ"               ｒｏｏｍｓ,               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ａｒｅ               ｌｏｃａｔｅｄ               ｗｉｔｈｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｍｅｒｇｅｎｃｙ               ｄｅｐａｒｔｍｅｎｔ.                Ｒｅｃｅｎｔ               ｒｅｍｏｄｅｌｉｎｇ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｏｓｐｉｔａｌ               ｈｅｌｐｅｄ               ｏｐｅｎ               10               ｒｏｏｍｓ               ｊｕｓｔ               ｆｏｒ               ｅｘｐｒｅｓｓ               ｃａｒｅ,               ｗｈｉｃｈ               Ｓｃｈａｆｆｅｒ               ｓａｉｄ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｌｏｗｅｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｏｖｅｒａｌｌ               ｗａｉｔ               ｔｉｍｅ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ＥＲ.                "(Ｔｈｅ               ｗａｉｔ               ｔｉｍｅ)               ｉｓ               ｏｎｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｈｉｎｇｓ               ｗｅ'ｒｅ               ａｌｗａｙｓ               ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ               ａｔ               ａｎｄ               ｗｏｒｋｉｎｇ               ｏｎ,"               ｓａｉｄ               Ｓｃｈａｆｆｅｒ.                Ａ               ｓｉｍｉｌａｒ               ｓｙｓｔｅｍ               ｉｓ               ｉｎ               ｐｌａｃｅ               ａｔ               Ｓａｌｉｎａｓ               Ｖａｌｌｅｙ               Ｍｅｍｏｒｉａｌ               Ｈｏｓｐｉｔａｌ,               ｉｎ               Ｓａｌｉｎａｓ,               Ｃａｌｉｆｏｒｎｉａ,               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｓａｗ               43,000               ＥＲ               ｖｉｓｉｔｓ               ｉｎ               2008,               ａｃｃｏｒｄｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               Ｄｒ. Ａｎｄｒｅｗ               Ｋａｍｉｎｓｋｉ,               ｍｅｄｉｃａｌ               ｄｉｒｅｃｔｏｒ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ＳＶＭＨ               ｅｍｅｒｇｅｎｃｙ               ｄｅｐａｒｔｍｅｎｔ. Ｉｎ               ｆａｃｔ,               ａｎ               ｅｎｔｉｒｅ               ｕｒｇｅｎｔ               ｃａｒｅ               ｗｉｎｇ               ｉｓ               ｐｌａｎｎｅｄ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｏｓｐｉｔａｌ.                ＥＲ               ｖｉｓｉｔｓ               ａｒｅ               ｇｒｏｗｉｎｇ               ｂｙ               9               ｐｅｒｃｅｎｔ               ａ               ｙｅａｒ               ａｔ               ＳＶＭＨ,               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｕｓｅｓ               ｉｔｓ               ｕｒｇｅｎｔ               ｃａｒｅ               ｒｏｏｍｓ               ｔｏ               ｈａｎｄｌｅ               ｌｅｓｓ               ｓｅｒｉｏｕｓ               ｃｏｍｐｌａｉｎｔｓ.                "Ｌｉｋｅ               ａｎｙ               ｓｙｓｔｅｍ,               ｏｎｃｅ               ｉｔ               ｇｅｔｓ               ｓａｔｕｒａｔｅｄ,               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｉｓ               ａｎ               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅ               ｉｎ               ｗａｉｔ               ｔｉｍｅｓ,"               Ｋａｍｉｎｓｋｉ               ｓａｉｄ. Ｂｙ               ｆａｓｔ-ｔｒａｃｋｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｕｒｇｅｎｔ               ｃａｒｅ               ｃａｓｅｓ,               ｔｈｅ               ＥＲ'ｓ               ｒｅｓｏｕｒｃｅｓ               ａｒｅ               ｐｒｅｓｅｒｖｅｄ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｐａｔｉｅｎｔｓ               ｗｈｏ               ｔｒｕｌｙ               ｎｅｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ａｄｖａｎｃｅｄ               ｄｉａｇｎｏｓｔｉｃ               ｔｅｓｔｉｎｇ               ａｎｄ               ｃａｒｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ＥＲ               ｃａｎ               ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅ.                Ｄｏｃｔｏｒｓ               ｏｎ               Ｄｕｔｙ               ａｎｄ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｕｒｇｅｎｔ               ｃａｒｅ               ｆａｃｉｌｉｔｉｅｓ               ｉｎ               Ｍｏｎｔｅｒｅｙ               Ｃｏｕｎｔｙ               ｃａｎ               ａｃｔｕａｌｌｙ               ｈｅｌｐ               ｅａｓｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｕｒｄｅｎ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｏｓｐｉｔａｌｓ,               ａｎｄ               Ｋａｍｉｎｓｋｉ               ｓａｉｄ               ｔｈａｔ'ｓ               ａ               ｇｏｏｄ               ｔｈｉｎｇ.                "Ｉｔ'ｓ               ｈｅｌｐｆｕｌ               ｆｏｒ               ｕｒｇｅｎｔ               ｃａｒｅ               ｃｅｎｔｅｒｓ               ｔｏ               ｔａｋｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｒｅｓｓｕｒｅ               ｏｆｆ,"               ｈｅ               ｓａｉｄ.                Ｄｏｃｔｏｒｓ               ｏｎ               Ｄｕｔｙ,               ｗｉｔｈ               12               ｃｌｉｎｉｃｓ               ｆｒｏｍ               Ｇｒｅｅｎｆｉｅｌｄ               ｔｏ               Ｓａｎ               Ｊｏｓｅ,               ｉｓ               ｐａｒｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               Ｓａｌｉｎａｓ               Ｖａｌｌｅｙ               Ｍｅｍｏｒｉａｌ               Ｈｏｓｐｉｔａｌ               ｓｙｓｔｅｍ. Ｔｈｅ               ｈｏｓｐｉｔａｌ               ｏｗｎｓ               85               ｐｅｒｃｅｎｔ               ｏｆ               Ｄｏｃｔｏｒｓ               ｏｎ               Ｄｕｔｙ,               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅｍａｉｎｄｅｒ               ｏｗｎｅｄ               ｂｙ               Ｃｙｐｒｅｓｓ               Ｈｅａｌｔｈｃａｒｅ               Ｐａｒｔｎｅｒｓ,               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｍａｎａｇｅｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｄａｙ-ｔｏ-ｄａｙ               ｏｐｅｒａｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｕｒｇｅｎｔ               ｃａｒｅ               ｃｅｎｔｅｒｓ.                Ｄｏｃｔｏｒｓ               ｏｎ               Ｄｕｔｙ               ｗａｓ               ｆｏｕｎｄｅｄ               ｉｎ               Ｓａｎｔａ               Ｃｒｕｚ               ｂｙ               ａｎ               ＥＲ               ｄｏｃｔｏｒ,               Ｒｏｂｅｒｔ               Ｍｏｒｒｉｓ,               ｗｈｏ               ｄｅｃｉｄｅｄ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｈａｄ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ               ｗａｙ               ｔｏ               ｈａｎｄｌｅ               ｕｒｇｅｎｔ               ｃａｒｅ. Ｔｈｅ               ｃｌｉｎｉｃｓ               ｗｅｒｅ               ａｎ               ｉｍｍｅｄｉａｔｅ               ｓｕｃｃｅｓｓ,               ａｎｄ               ｉｎ               1996,               Ｍｏｒｒｉｓ               ｓｏｌｄ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｔｏ               ＳＶＭＨ.                ＳＶＭＨ               ｐｒｅｓｉｄｅｎｔ/ＣＥＯ               Ｓａｍ               Ｄｏｗｎｉｎｇ               ｓａｉｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｏｓｐｉｔａｌ               ｓｔａｒｔｅｄ               ｐｌａｎｎｉｎｇ               ｆｏｒ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｕｒｇｅｎｔ               ｃａｒｅ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｍｍｕｎｉｔｙ               25               ｙｅａｒｓ               ａｇｏ,               ｓｅｅｉｎｇ               ｉｔ               ａｓ               ａ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｅｆｆｉｃｉｅｎｔ               ｗａｙ               ｔｏ               ｍａｎａｇｅ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｃａｒｅ.                "Ｉｔ'ｓ               ａ               ｇｒｅａｔ               ｃｏｎｃｅｐｔ               ... ｏｕｒ               ｇｏａｌ               ｉｓ               ｇｅｔ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ｕｓｉｎｇ               ｕｒｇｅｎｔ               ｃａｒｅ,"               ｓａｉｄ               Ｄｏｗｎｉｎｇ.                Ｕｎｄｅｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｏｓｐｉｔａｌ'ｓ               ｄｉｒｅｃｔｉｏｎ,               ｍｏｒｅ               ｕｒｇｅｎｔ               ｃａｒｅ               ｃｌｉｎｉｃｓ               ｈａｖｅ               ｓｉｎｃｅ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｏｐｅｎｅｄ,               ｉｎｃｌｕｄｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｃａｍｐｕｓ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｃｅｎｔｅｒ               ａｔ               ＣＳＵ-Ｍｏｎｔｅｒｅｙ               Ｂａｙ.                Ｓｅｖｅｒａｌ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｕｒｇｅｎｔ               ｃａｒｅ               ｃｅｎｔｅｒｓ               ｃａｎ               ａｌｓｏ               ｂｅ               ｆｏｕｎｄ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ａｒｅａ,               ｉｎｃｌｕｄｉｎｇ               Ｈａｒｄｅｎ               Ｒａｎｃｈ               Ｕｒｇｅｎｔ               Ｃａｒｅ               ｉｎ               Ｓａｌｉｎａｓ               (ａｌｓｏ               ｍａｎａｇｅｄ               ｂｙ               Ｃｙｐｒｅｓｓ               Ｈｅａｌｔｈｃａｒｅ               Ｐａｒｔｎｅｒｓ)               ａｎｄ               Ｍｏｎｔｅｒｅｙ               Ｂａｙ               Ｕｒｇｅｎｔ               Ｃａｒｅ               ｉｎ               Ｍｏｎｔｅｒｅｙ,               ｂｕｔ               Ｄｏｃｔｏｒｓ               ｏｎ               Ｄｕｔｙ               ｔａｋｅｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｉｏｎ'ｓ               ｓｈａｒｅ               ｏｆ               ｐａｔｉｅｎｔｓ,               ｗｉｔｈ               ｕｐ               ｔｏ               160,000               ｖｉｓｉｔｓ               ａ               ｙｅａｒ,               ＭｃＭｉｌｌａｎ               ｓａｉｄ.                Ｍａｎｙ               ｕｒｇｅｎｔ               ｃａｒｅ               ｃｅｎｔｅｒｓ               ｃａｎ               ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅ               ｂａｓｉｃ               ｔｅｓｔｉｎｇ               ａｎｄ               ｌａｂ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｔｈａｔ'ｓ               ｓｕｆｆｉｃｉｅｎｔ               ｔｏ               ａｉｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅｓｏｌｕｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｂａｓｉｃ               ｃｏｎｃｅｒｎｓ. ＭｃＭｉｌｌａｎ               ｓａｉｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｍａｊｏｒｉｔｙ               ｏｆ               ｐａｔｉｅｎｔｓ               ａｒｅ               ｓｅｅｎ               ｗｉｔｈｉｎ               ａｎ               ｈｏｕｒ               ｏｆ               ｗａｌｋｉｎｇ               ｉｎ.                Ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ,               ＭｃＭｉｌｌａｎ               ｓａｉｄ,               ｔｈｅ               ｂｅｓｔ               ｐｌａｎ               ｆｏｒ               ｃｏｎｓｉｓｔｅｎｔ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｃａｒｅ               ｉｓ               ｔｏ               ｈａｖｅ               ａ               ｐｒｉｍａｒｙ               ｃａｒｅ               ｐｈｙｓｉｃｉａｎ               ｔｈａｔ               ｙｏｕ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｓｅｅ               ｒｅｇｕｌａｒｌｙ               ａｎｄ               ｗｈｏ               ｋｎｏｗｓ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｈｉｓｔｏｒｙ. Ａｌｔｈｏｕｇｈ               ｕｒｇｅｎｔ               ｃａｒｅ               ｃｅｎｔｅｒｓ               ａｒｅ               ｇｒｅａｔ               ｆｏｒ               ｍｉｎｏｒ               ｃｏｍｐｌａｉｎｔｓ,               ｔｈｅｙ               ｄｏｎ'ｔ               ｍｏｎｉｔｏｒ               ｐａｔｉｅｎｔｓ               ａｎｄ               ｈａｎｄｌｅ               ｏｎｇｏｉｎｇ               ｃｏｎｃｅｒｎｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｗａｙ               ａ               ｆａｍｉｌｙ               ｄｏｃｔｏｒ               ｃａｎ.                "Ｐｒｉｍａｒｙ               ｃａｒｅ               ｐｈｙｓｉｃｉａｎｓ               ｓｔｉｌｌ               ｐｌａｙ               ａｎ               ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ               ｒｏｌｅ,"               ｓａｉｄ               ＭｃＭｉｌｌａｎ. "Ｕｒｇｅｎｔ               ｃａｒｅ               ｉｓ               ｎｏｔ               ａ               ｓｕｂｓｔｉｔｕｔｅ."                Ｓｃｈａｆｆｅｒ               ｅｃｈｏｅｓ               ｔｈｉｓ,               ｃａｌｌｉｎｇ               ｐｒｉｍａｒｙ               ｃａｒｅ               "ｔｈｅ               ｇｏｌｄ               ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄ               ... ｔｈｅ               ｐｒｉｍａｒｙ               ｃａｒｅ               ｄｏｃｔｏｒ               ｋｎｏｗｓ               ｙｏｕ               ｂｅｓｔ."                Ｔｏ               ｔｈａｔ               ｅｎｄ,               ＣＨＯＭＰ               ｉｓ               ｎｏｗ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ               ｏｆ               ｏｐｅｎｉｎｇ               ｔｗｏ               ｎｅｗ               ｐｒｉｍａｒｙ               ｃａｒｅ               ｃｅｎｔｅｒｓ,               ｏｎｅ               ｉｎ               Ｃａｒｍｅｌ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｉｎ               Ｍａｒｉｎａ,               ｔｏ               ｈｅｌｐ               ｃｌｏｓｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ-ｃａｒｅ               ｇａｐ. Ｔｈｅｙ               ａｒｅ               ｕｎｄｅｒ               ｔｈｅ               ａｕｓｐｉｃｅｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               Ｃｏｍｍｕｎｉｔｙ               Ｈｏｓｐｉｔａｌ               Ｆｏｕｎｄａｔｉｏｎ               ａｎｄ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｂｅ               ｃａｌｌｅｄ               Ｐｅｎｉｎｓｕｌａ               Ｐｒｉｍａｒｙ               Ｃａｒｅ.                Ｄｏｗｎｉｎｇ               ｓａｉｄ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｓａｌｉｎａｓ               Ｖａｌｌｅｙ               Ｍｅｍｏｒｉａｌ               Ｈｏｓｐｉｔａｌ               ｉｓ               ｈｏｐｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｎｅｔｗｏｒｋ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｌｏｃａｌ               ｄｏｃｔｏｒｓ               ｔｏ               ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅ               ａ               ｂｅｔｔｅｒ               "ｃｏｎｔｉｎｕｕｍ               ｏｆ               ｃａｒｅ,"               ａｎｄ               ａｌｓｏ               ｗａｎｔｓ               ｔｏ               ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅ               ｅｄｕｃａｔｉｏｎ               ｔｏ               ｃｏｍｂａｔ               ｄｉａｂｅｔｅｓ               ａｎｄ               ｏｂｅｓｉｔｙ               ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ               ｉｔｓ               Ｄｏｃｔｏｒｓ               ｏｎ               Ｄｕｔｙ               ｃｌｉｎｉｃｓ.                Ｓｏｕｒｃｅｓ:               Ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌ               ｉｎｔｅｒｖｉｅｗｓ               ｗｉｔｈ               Ｍｉｃｈａｅｌ               ＭｃＭｉｌｌａｎ,               Ｓａｍ               Ｄｏｗｎｉｎｇ,               Ｊｏｄｉ               Ｓｃｈａｆｆｅｒ               ａｎｄ               Ｄｒ. 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7. The Good Old Family Doctor here in Berlin, Connecticut: Othman El-Alami, MD

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   ... on how to take care of your illness? Do you remember the family doctor who knew your medical...time feeling of a family doctor is the atmosphere...

8. ... but a result of selective care giving. And I observe...the profession from many junior doctors (especially in-camp Medical ...). [Of course, my family doctor does not exhibit...

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   ... but a result of selective care giving. And I observe...the profession from many junior doctors (especially in-camp Medical ...). [Of course, my family doctor does not exhibit...

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   ..., emphasize on patient outcomes rather than complexity of care. Since family doctors specialize in low tech and preventative care, this change in approach should give...

10. ... to look for support.” Although some doctors may discourage patients from ... he kept her in the “loop of care.” He even had his colleagues...

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    ... to look for support.” Although some doctors may discourage patients from ... he kept her in the “loop of care.” He even had his colleagues...

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