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This is not "new" but why-oh-why do pediatricians (or even pediatric nurses) not make house calls? It is amazingly hard for two sick adults to pile three sick kids (one a baby) into the car in bad weather to take them to the Great Germ Exchange that is the pediatrician's office. With the return of grocery delivery and dry-cleaning pickups, you'd think pediatricians might consider adding a house-call service for extra money.
Mandos, Jan 03 2004
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House calls (whether pediatric or otherwise) appear to be very unpopular in the United States. In some European countries, doctors set aside half of their days to do house calls. I suspect doctors figured out that house calls are less profitable (fewer patients can be seen, additional traveling time and expense (gas, car), etc.), but I would be willing to compensate them for the added convenience.
Your point is well taken. I am a pediatrician in New York City and my practice is exclusively housecalls. My patients and their parents love it, and it allows me to be the kind of doctor I dreamed of being when I started med school, not the kind of doctor I thought I would have to be when I finished my residency. If you live in NYC, Long Island, Westchester, or Rockland county, please feel free to give me a call 24/7 if you need a housecall for your child. 917-617-2194www.kidshousecalls.com