LongTom
Active Member
Preface: Not all the quoted text can be expected to be 100% accurate, and is merely an approximate representation of the conversation. Take it as such.
Not 30 minutes ago, I got home from a doctor appointment as a new patient. I was looking for a new family doctor, and it had taken me over 30 days to get seen by this new practice.
Most of the visit was regular stuff - height, weight, smoke: yes/no, drink: yes/no, medical history, that sort of thing, but then the doctor came in, she started asking me "safety" related questions, like, "Do you have a smoke detector in your home?'
"Well, why do you need to know that? Is there something in a smoke detector that pertains to my immediate health?"
"Well, we're just going to be asking you some safety related questions [or something like that] to see if you're being safe at home, like, do you own any firearms?"
I play dumb. "Why do you want to know about my firearms? Is this for some kind of survey? Who ordered you to ask these questions."
"Well, sir, we just want to know if you're being safe [something, something] at-risk behaviors."
"This interview is terminated. I'm sorry but I'm leaving, now."
"Do you keep them locked up in a safe or secure container? How many firearms do you own?"
"I'm very sorry, but this interview is terminated right now, and I will not be coming back."
"Well I'm very sorry if I offended you. We're just asking you these questions to determine risky behaviors and get an idea for [something, something, don't remember] So, you want to just go ahead and end this, right now? Can I at least examine you?"
At this point, I told her that if I was going to stand up for what I believed in, I had to leave, and that she had just lost a paying customer (or something like that). I remembered that she (or the aid) had also asked me if my child lived at home with me. My blood ran cold. All the hair stood up on the back of my neck. I was suddenly in the lion's den. I was staring evil and tyranny straight in the eyes, and it was a little, gray haired female doctor in Leonardtown.
The warning signs:
1. She kept asking questions even after I stated that I wished to terminate my relationship with the facility.
2. She was evasive when persuaded to reveal her reasons for asking.
3. THEY ASKED ME IF MY CHILD LIVED AT HOME WITH ME.
MEDSTAR PHYSICIAN PARTNERS
JAMES C. BOYD, MD
MARIE TARLETON, CRNP
DEBRA HUNT, PhD, ARNP-BC
41680 MISS BESSIE DR
SUITE 301
LEONARDTOWN, MD, 20650
(301) 997-0055
If you're currently a patient, SWITCH, and MAKE SURE and tell them WHY you're switching. If you're thinking about going there, DON'T. Or, you could just give them a call and tell them why they're never getting your business.
Not 30 minutes ago, I got home from a doctor appointment as a new patient. I was looking for a new family doctor, and it had taken me over 30 days to get seen by this new practice.
Most of the visit was regular stuff - height, weight, smoke: yes/no, drink: yes/no, medical history, that sort of thing, but then the doctor came in, she started asking me "safety" related questions, like, "Do you have a smoke detector in your home?'
"Well, why do you need to know that? Is there something in a smoke detector that pertains to my immediate health?"
"Well, we're just going to be asking you some safety related questions [or something like that] to see if you're being safe at home, like, do you own any firearms?"
I play dumb. "Why do you want to know about my firearms? Is this for some kind of survey? Who ordered you to ask these questions."
"Well, sir, we just want to know if you're being safe [something, something] at-risk behaviors."
"This interview is terminated. I'm sorry but I'm leaving, now."
"Do you keep them locked up in a safe or secure container? How many firearms do you own?"
"I'm very sorry, but this interview is terminated right now, and I will not be coming back."
"Well I'm very sorry if I offended you. We're just asking you these questions to determine risky behaviors and get an idea for [something, something, don't remember] So, you want to just go ahead and end this, right now? Can I at least examine you?"
At this point, I told her that if I was going to stand up for what I believed in, I had to leave, and that she had just lost a paying customer (or something like that). I remembered that she (or the aid) had also asked me if my child lived at home with me. My blood ran cold. All the hair stood up on the back of my neck. I was suddenly in the lion's den. I was staring evil and tyranny straight in the eyes, and it was a little, gray haired female doctor in Leonardtown.
The warning signs:
1. She kept asking questions even after I stated that I wished to terminate my relationship with the facility.
2. She was evasive when persuaded to reveal her reasons for asking.
3. THEY ASKED ME IF MY CHILD LIVED AT HOME WITH ME.
MEDSTAR PHYSICIAN PARTNERS
JAMES C. BOYD, MD
MARIE TARLETON, CRNP
DEBRA HUNT, PhD, ARNP-BC
41680 MISS BESSIE DR
SUITE 301
LEONARDTOWN, MD, 20650
(301) 997-0055
If you're currently a patient, SWITCH, and MAKE SURE and tell them WHY you're switching. If you're thinking about going there, DON'T. Or, you could just give them a call and tell them why they're never getting your business.
