They Don’t Make Doctors Like Him Anymore
I have the best doctor. I recently needed to see him and he offered to meet me at his office at 8:00 pm the same day. It wasn’t an emergency. Although I was very uncomfortable, it could have waited until the next day. He once treated my wife, Amy, in the evening at his home office, on New Years Eve no less! He often calls to check up on us a couple of days after a visit. I believe he makes house calls and even carries a little black bag. He can’t be a day younger than 80 and my first impression after meeting him was that I was going to have to find another family doctor. He is definitely old-school but has certainly kept up with current medical techniques and treatments. He doesn’t have a nurse. He takes your weight, pulse, blood pressure, etc. himself. He also does all his own paper work and even shows you exactly what he is writing in his notes. If you would like to travel back in time, presumably to the late 60’s or early 70’s, you just need to enter though his office door. The wood paneling brings me back as do the funky chairs, formica counter tops and green carpeting. While he won’t be getting any style points he makes up for it by being very thorough, caring, transparent, and accessible.
I think doctors like this are rare but I hope others will notice the potential market and fill the void. Dr. Jay Parkinson is certainly someone trying to fill that void by reinventing how he practices medicine. I hope he is successful and others take notice.
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