Chicago Injury Law Blog

Recently, an article was brought to my attention concerning the state of affairs with large hospitals vis-a-vis patient care. It was the story of a man whose life was saved by his primary care physician, who works out of a small office with one other doctor and two dogs. The doctor became concerned about the man's acid reflux and sent him to a large corporate hospital for testing. The doctor who performed the tests told him that he would send a report to his primary care doctor and to call him to schedule a follow up appointment. Fortunately, the man's primary care doc called him shortly thereafter to inform him that he had a curable type of cancer.
Without the care of of his primary doc, the man's case could have lingered in the corporate hospital, delaying diagnosis and potential treatment.

Read the article here.