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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]22:49, odd, that's our kid's doctor, and she sent out a letter saying she could not continue with her![/quote]

What was the status reason?? Seems unethical to stop treatment without ensuring patient has care in place[/quote]

In an ideal world, it would be different, but in America, doctors close practices and/or switch practices, sometimes on very short notice, and patients just need to find other arrangements...[/quote]

As a provider it feels weird- when someone leaves the practice I work at they offer for patient to follow or help them arrange alternative option [/quote]

This isn't special needs related, but I once had a surgery scheduled 6 months in advance--arranged for family to come and help watch my kids and help me recover, scheduled leave from work and they arranged coverage for me while I was scheduled to be gone.  Three weeks before the date, the surgeon left the practice and moved to a different practice.  My surgery was cancelled, the departing surgeon said she could not honor existing committments given her new job and to ask the practice when they could reschedule.  Not only did the other surgeons refuse to cover the surgery date of the person who departed, they tried to schedule me for dates that were 4-6 months out (and one of the surgeons said they wouldn't accept my insurance which the practice website said they did accept).    Luckily it wasn't for something lifethreatening that couldn't wait til I found a different practice, but it taught me that in America, doctors can disappear on you at any time and no one will take any responsibiilty for it.

That said, an entire practice disappearing that is as large as Chesapeake ADHD is a special kind of medical unprofessionalism.[/quote]

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