Seeking a Good Family Dr.

So What Happened?

I ended taking our children to Anmed pediatric associates and we are seeing Dr. Maddox. I really like him a lot. He is a perfect fit for us. Our son has asthma so we need someone who is aggressive enough to handle that but, not overly aggressive. Dr. Maddox is what we were looking for. He also has a great personality (bedside manner). We are still working on the general practitioner for my husband and myself. I tried to call one of the local Anmed Drs. and they told me that we would have to apply to be a patient and it could take up to 3 weeks for a response. I have called several Drs. who promised to get back with me and never did call back. Since my husband was in dire need of seeing a Dr. they recommended that we go to Urgent care at the hospital which worked out fine. He was able to be treated and they charge you the same as if it were an office visit instead of an emergency room visit. I also discussed our concerns about how hard it has been to find a Dr. and I was told at Anmed that there is a shortage of Drs. in this area. Hopefully we will get in with someone soon but, it's not an easy process in this area. Luckily we have great insurance; I can't imagine how hard it must be if you don't. If Drs. have to decide whether they will accept you as a patient, you could have problems if you don't have really great insurance. I don't think that's right.