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this is not a problem with just One Medical - it is a huge problem in primary care everywhere. New doctors generally don't want to go into primary care anymore

by ejb999 4y ago

this is not a problem with just One Medical - it is a huge problem in primary care everywhere. New doctors generally don't want to go into primary care anymore - it doesn't pay nearly as much as being a specialist does, and you are expected to be available to your patients 365 days a year, 24 hours a day (at least that is what many patients think). It is a pretty miserable business to be in right now, and not sure what is going to make it better.

crazygringo 4y ago
> and you are expected to be available to your patients 365 days a year, 24 hours a day Boy, I wish. I've never had a doctor with any kind of special availability. I can leave a message at their office but it's not like I'll get any kind of response until later the next business day, and that will just be from an assistant. For 24/7 needs that's what urgent care is for, or the emergency room if it's more serious.
- ellisv 4y ago
  I know a few doctors and they're not necessarily directly available to patients but have to be on-call for nurses, MAs, etc. It's not 24/7/365 but its more than I get pinged when I'm on-call.
TMWNN 4y ago
>this is not a problem with just One Medical - it is a huge problem in primary care everywhere. >New doctors generally don't want to go into primary care anymore An amazingly high portion of Canadians don't have a family doctor <https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/despite-more-doctors-many-canadians-don-t-have-a-family-physician-report-1.4611149 https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/despite-more-doctors-many-cana...>. In Atlantic Canada (the four easternmost provinces) it is impossible, repeat impossible, to get a family doctor if you don't have one <https://web.archive.org/web/20190226051406/https://www.thetelegram.com/in-depth/doctor-shortage/what-we-learned-and-what-you-said-about-doctor-shortage-in-atlantic-canada-286436/ https://web.archive.org/web/20190226051406/https://www.thete...>. It's one thing to have shortages in rural areas—that happens in the US too—but Halifax?!? I've heard the same occurs in Vancouver too.
- lr1970 4y ago
  > In Atlantic Canada (the four easternmost provinces) it is impossible, repeat impossible, to get a family doctor if you don't have one ..[snip].. I've heard the same occurs in Vancouver too. I am confused. Vancouver is on the West Coast of Canada while your statement is about "four eastermost provinces". Is it then a nation-wide problem?
  - TMWNN 4y ago
    I've seen news articles discussing the issue occurring in Atlantic Canada, and have been told that it is also an issue in Vancouver. I do not know about elsewhere.

by ejb999 4y ago

crazygringo 4y ago

> and you are expected to be available to your patients 365 days a year, 24 hours a day Boy, I wish. I've never had a doctor with any kind of special availability. I can leave a message at their office but it's not like I'll get any kind of response until later the next business day, and that will just be from an assistant. For 24/7 needs that's what urgent care is for, or the emergency room if it's more serious.

ellisv 4y ago
I know a few doctors and they're not necessarily directly available to patients but have to be on-call for nurses, MAs, etc. It's not 24/7/365 but its more than I get pinged when I'm on-call.

TMWNN 4y ago

>this is not a problem with just One Medical - it is a huge problem in primary care everywhere. >New doctors generally don't want to go into primary care anymore An amazingly high portion of Canadians don't have a family doctor <https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/despite-more-doctors-many-canadians-don-t-have-a-family-physician-report-1.4611149 https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/despite-more-doctors-many-cana...>. In Atlantic Canada (the four easternmost provinces) it is impossible, repeat impossible, to get a family doctor if you don't have one <https://web.archive.org/web/20190226051406/https://www.thetelegram.com/in-depth/doctor-shortage/what-we-learned-and-what-you-said-about-doctor-shortage-in-atlantic-canada-286436/ https://web.archive.org/web/20190226051406/https://www.thete...>. It's one thing to have shortages in rural areas—that happens in the US too—but Halifax?!? I've heard the same occurs in Vancouver too.

lr1970 4y ago
> In Atlantic Canada (the four easternmost provinces) it is impossible, repeat impossible, to get a family doctor if you don't have one ..[snip].. I've heard the same occurs in Vancouver too. I am confused. Vancouver is on the West Coast of Canada while your statement is about "four eastermost provinces". Is it then a nation-wide problem?
- TMWNN 4y ago
  I've seen news articles discussing the issue occurring in Atlantic Canada, and have been told that it is also an issue in Vancouver. I do not know about elsewhere.