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Wednesday, March 21, 2007 8:33 PM

Finding a Good Doctor?

By Anja

Do you have a doctor you love? How did you find him/her?

I thought I was all settled in and living a routine life in New York until I came down with an achy fever last week. It's the first time I've gotten really sick since I moved here just over a year ago, and at first I thought I wouldn't have to deal with it, but it's been seven days of achy fevers, coughs, and a very swollen throat -- and it's definitely time to see a doc.

So I'm in the middle of trying to find a doctor in New York, and you would think that it would be easy with so many choices but it's completely overwhelming!

That is, when I run a search on the insurance website, I come up with more than 100 hits in a 5-mile radius of my address. How am I supposed to know who's good and who isn't?

And what sort of qualifications should I look for when researching? Is it better for her to be associated with a major hospital, or does one get more attention at a more private practice?

At this point, I feel like I might as well just go alphabetical down the list calling until someone has an available appointment.

Has anyone else had to deal with finding a new doctor at the last minute? How did you do it? Thanks for you ideas!

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Comments

re: Finding a Good Doctor?

Have you tried calling the physician referral number of your local hospital? That's how I found my OBGYN when we moved and I love her.

Posted by Half_Pint    Wednesday, March 21, 2007 3:08 PM


re: Finding a Good Doctor?

I found a GREAT doctor that I love-- I live in NYC as well, and went through a slew of terrible doc's (gen and spec) until I finally found one of each I love!  My rec:  find out who the "best" doctor is by word of mouth (from people who actually get sick,  b/c healthy people don't know) or from industry magazines or whatever.  Find out who your boss's dr. is... usually people high up have good health care :)  however you do it, once you find a good doc., find out who their doctors are for anything else you might need... that's always a good sign!

Posted by feelingbridey    Wednesday, March 21, 2007 4:06 PM


re: Finding a Good Doctor?

Hi, I live in NYC as well. I work near a hospital and found both my gen and GYN that way. Page me on the NYC board and I can give you my OBGYN's name. NY Magazine did a special a few years back on the best Drs. for specialities as well as the best hospitals.

Posted by kupe    Friday, March 23, 2007 2:20 PM


re: Finding a Good Doctor?

NY Magazine has a "Best Doctors" section online that gives you the names of the best doctors in their field. That's how I've found all of my doctors and they are excellent.

Posted by sac4e    Monday, March 26, 2007 12:20 PM


re: Finding a Good Doctor?

Since i am a RN, I understand the extreme importance about geeting a good MD. I would suggest getting a list of 5 or 6 potential MD's and call a local hospital, ask for the Med-Surg department and ask for a Registered nurse. Tell her you are new to the area and you are searching for a PCP, give her the names of your selection and see  what she says. She should be able to steer you in the right direction. After hearing her suggestion, I would call another Med-surg floor (if they have more than 1) if not then call their Telemetry or ICU floor and do the same thing. You should be able to get a good MD from talking to the nurses.

Posted by EXCITER101    Wednesday, March 28, 2007 1:29 PM


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