The 'running' doctors with no time to hear patients sounds so familiar. We had a few such docs before finally settling down for one. New one is well experienced, takes time to listen, asks questions, looks at previous history etc. Overall we are satisfied now. Waiting time irritates sometimes, but we will stick to this one.
However, we are still on the lookout for a better doctor for my 6 yrs old daughter. We are hopeful 
So many people have suggested trying a few doctors.
There is usually a long queue for getting a family doctor. I am curious - How do you manage to pick and choose and change doctors when there are hardly any doctors available that accept new patients?
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Originally posted by ash_canada
So many people have suggested trying a few doctors.
There is usually a long queue for getting a family doctor. I am curious - How do you manage to pick and choose and change doctors when there are hardly any doctors available that accept new patients?
Reference works a big way. After talking with other friends, we came to know about better doctors. They didnt accept new patients. However, an internal referral works favorably. Sifarish!!!
Location: God's own country
Posted on: 24-10-07 14:44:34
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Originally posted by ThinkingOne
Reference works a big way. After talking with other friends, we came to know about better doctors. They didnt accept new patients. However, an internal referral works favorably. Sifarish!!!
I agree with thinking one. I called so many doctors to see if they were accepting new patients but all of them turned us down. So when speaking with a Sri lankan who has been here for 27 years, He suggested to me that he can refer me to his family doctor who was a renounced GP(who does not accept any new patients). He reffered us to him and we were accepted. I was desparately looking for a good family doctor so that we could get his referal to be refered to a specialist. The walk in doctors that we were visiting gave us wrong answers and told us to go to the emergency instead of giving us a refferal.
On the first day of appointment with the family doctor we explained him the medical condition and asked for appointment with the specialist. He examined and told us that there was no need to see the specalist as the present condition did not warrent us to see a specialist. He just told us to do a few simple things at home and and after a few months, it turned out to be true. We had no need to see a specilaist. So some family doctors are really good.
But that was the first and last time that I ever went to him. He works from 9-5 mon. to friday and it did not suit me.
TK A
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I have another issue with our dr. Now a days he is always trying to sell some thing to us , it could be a vaccination $ 55, anything you complain he will link it to feet and suggest a shoe sole - $ 350 - 500....(lloks like he has a prtnership of mfg those) and a vaccination or drug for some cancer....whatever is paid directly to him and not covered thru ohip.
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Posted on: 25-10-07 13:06:37
Aashu,
Our pediatrician does this.
Last month the sent us a letter saying that his charges for services not covered by OHIP were the following :
(I am just giving a small sample)
1. Consultation over the phone over medication / medical condition (15 mins.) - $ 50
2. Leave certificates - $25
3. Medicines not covered by OHIP - He listed some medicines and the cost for each
4. Speaking on the phone to your insurer (15 mins) - $50
and the list went on. He had listed some 20 service and the appropriate fee for each one of them.
Next is the funny part.
He said that he would be providing all these services FREE if we paid $100 a year for an Individual or $250 a year as a family. I donot even know if this kind of marketing technique is ethical under the hippocratis oath (which all doctors affirm to).
I just tore the letter as soon as I saw it and made a vow that I will not use him again under any circumstances. I am looking for a new pediatrician.
Can some one tell me as to if I should infrom my former pediatrican this or I can just walk away? I donot want to be hit with a fine for moving without telling him. Until last 3 month he was very good . In the last meeting that I had with him, he sent an intern to do the examination and the Intern did not know anything at all (like taking weight, taking circumfrence and heights, use the stethescope etc...) while he was seeing a "more important" patient.
TK A
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Quote:There won't be any fine or fee for changing doctors.
Originally posted by tamilkuravan
Can some one tell me as to if I should infrom my former pediatrican this or I can just walk away? I donot want to be hit with a fine for moving without telling him.
I have changed my family doctor and by kid's paed a couple of times now.
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