I suffer from a chronic stomach condition, and I have been sick for more than a week, throwing up and almost constant diarhea. I have already become dehydrated, and have been to the doctor four times. The first three times he gave me a pain and nausea shot to alleviate the symptoms, but soon I'm right back to where I was before. In the past, the only course of treatment was a few days in the hospital, I.V. fluids, and medications until the episode passed. Now, my doctor refuses to admit me to the hospital where I can get the care I need, and also his partner refused to see me. I have medixcal insurance but it does not cover E.R. visits, and our E.R. is a terrible place to receive treatment, so that really isn't an option for me. Do I have any recourse? I am getting more dehydrated and sicker every day this is allowed to go on. Doesn't this constitute medical negligence?
ali
you should probably go to a different hospital that has a different ER that is a good one. So, who cares if your insurance doesn't cover it. It sounds like something serious is going on. You should probably get a new doctor, and you should probably have some tests run. Good luck.
Aliz
Contact the medical board in your state and tell them you want to file a malpractice complaint on the doctor.
You should be able to find help on http://www.docboard.org
You should be able to fine the link to your state.
Hope you feel well soon.
Dark L
you could change the hospital and if you can't it's important to drink a lot of fluids
birdy
Don't even think about filing a lawsuit or reporting a doctor unless you have a lawyer---they can counter-sue YOU and it will cost you big time!
Also read this:
The physician-patient compact basically states that a doctor will care for a patient in exchange for compensation and that the patient will heed the doctor's advice. Patients who disagree with their physicians, or just dislike them, are free to go elsewhere.
By the same token, this mutual contract gives a doctor the right to dismiss a patient. The most obvious reasons are failing to pay or missing multiple appointments. Refusing to adhere to treatments can lead to dismissal. So can being abusive to the medical staff.
Of course, we need to exercise this option sensibly. Doctors cannot fire a patient in dire straits like severe pain, bleeding or a life-threatening situation. And of course, we cannot refuse to see patients because of their race, age, sexual orientation and so on.
Obviously, I couldn't just abandon them. Yet like a lot of legal jargon, the word "abandonment" is open to interpretation. I decided it meant that as long as I wasn't leaving anyone out to dry with a serious, immediate medical problem, that I gave a patient reasonable notice and provided options about where to continue getting care, I was within my rights.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/10/health/views/10case.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
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