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[quote=Anonymous]I was recently in the ER at Shady Grove, my DD needed stitches. The hospital insisted on having their PA sew up her forehead, saying it was not so bad. While the wound may have not been significant to call for a Plastic Surgeon, the scarring from the stitches will be. They tried to convince me that the Plastic Surgeon only comes in for true emergencies. I was giving them a hard time to call one for me (I apologize) I overheard some PA's or nurses (can't always tell). Come to find out that in an area so saturated with Plastic Surgeons, only FOUR of them will take call at Shady Grove. I happen to know a Plastic Surgeon and was on the phone with his wife in minutes (should have called in the first place, I didn't want to bother).  This because they are only called for patients WITHOUT insurance. These doctors do not get paid by the hospitals to be on call, nor by the patients? No wonder none of them are around anymore.  The hospital does not want to treat the uninsured. We have great insurance and thus, they insisted on treating us.

Is this the way of "Big Business" Hospitals?

I've been asking around, and it seems Sibley does the same or else will call "one of their good ol' boys" .

Suburban seems to have a few doctors around.

Do you prefer to go to an Urgent Care Center instead?  If so, which one?

TIA

PS -- I ended up taking DD to my friends office the next day :)
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