To add to this anecdote, I lived in the suburbs of a major city for quite some time. My primary care doctor's practice was in the city at a prestigious hospital.
The care I received at that hospital was a night and day difference compared to what I received in the suburbs.
My favorite experience was the time I was very sick, went to a doctor in the suburbs and was told I was absolutely fine, despite the coughing, difficulty breathing, looking like I was dying, chest pain and X-ray results. I was sent on my way without even a script for antibiotics.
The next day, I went to see my PCP who demanded the names of the doctors responsible for letting a patient with severe pneumonia leave their care without proper treatment. Said if I waited another day, I'd have to be hospitalized.
The care I received at that hospital was a night and day difference compared to what I received in the suburbs.
My favorite experience was the time I was very sick, went to a doctor in the suburbs and was told I was absolutely fine, despite the coughing, difficulty breathing, looking like I was dying, chest pain and X-ray results. I was sent on my way without even a script for antibiotics.
The next day, I went to see my PCP who demanded the names of the doctors responsible for letting a patient with severe pneumonia leave their care without proper treatment. Said if I waited another day, I'd have to be hospitalized.