Last week I received a letter from our family doctor in Ohio. He stated that his practice would close in June and he would be moving to West Virgina for a new position. So I am stuck with finding a new family doctor (and perhaps a pediatrician) that will accept our insurance. And I need to this without meeting the new doctor because we are in California until August. But I need to get it done so that records can be transferred over before the old doctor moves away.
You'd think it would be easy with all of the websites and technology nowadays. The insurance website lists the doctors, right? Yes, except that for some reason they don't have any doctor's in our zip code. I can't tell if it's a technology glitch (a message came up one time implying such) or if there are really no doctors close to us. I may try to call the insurance but have to work up the nerve to be on hold for twenty minutes before I talk to someone.
I sent out a couple emails to local friends asking for recommendations. The one doctor repeatedly recommended is not taking new patients. Boo! And since all of the patients from the old doctor are trying to find a new doctor, I am nervous about availability.
I guess I'll wait for a few more recommendations and then just call to see if they take our insurance. I just hope that I don't end up having to drag a sick child on a forty minute car ride to be told it's just a cold.
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