Submitted by sandwichpepe t3_10mwsyh in philadelphia
seriously, the earliest my pcp can see me for an ER follow up is three weeks from now. i will literally go anywhere, see anyone at this point just to get seen sooner. i’m done with penn, it takes so unbelievably long to see someone even though i’m declining
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That doesn’t work for and ER follow up visit to primary care. Urgent care is not primary care.
The mainline health system has been really great at getting appointments with doctors (even specialists) in a timely fashion.
Stoll Medical Group, as long as you’re fine not always booking with “your” doc if you need to be seen quickly.
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Came here to suggest stoll, too
Drexel internal medicine has CRNPs if you need to see someone asap. I just made an appt for upcoming week so I’m sure they got more appts available.
There’s a guy on my corner who will tell you you’re not right. He will give you a script for what ever ails you.
If you are declining go to the ER. Another option is call your doctor and tell him your declining he’s either bring you in asap or he’ll tell you to go to the ER. Hang in there. Be strong. Get well soon.
Seconding Stoll. Also if you have health insurance, they probably have a phone line where you can call and talk to a nurse if you need some questions answered before the appointment.
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Lol was gonna recommend them, too, my new PCP is there and I booked online right away after my old doctor closed
There exists a service called a concierge doctor. For an extra yearly fee you can have your own doctor that will make house calls and see you when you want to be seen. With the service you can avoid a lot of obstacles with regards to getting an appointment, referral, script', whenever and wherever. If your doctor is on vacation and you need to be seen, your doctor will come back to see you.
They will see you fairly quickly, but not always, IME, and honestly, the impersonal, see any doctor, vitals/stats and done experience left a really bad impression for me.
Rittenhouse women’s wellness accepts new patients pretty quickly. You do have to be a woman. Otherwise mainline usually has pretty quick turn springs for appointments.
Ninth street internal medicine does booking on the Zocdoc app which is super convenient.
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I've never personally had the "quick" impression - but different doctors may vary there.
You'll have good luck here with a nurse practitioner - but call and ask first because they don't take all insurances.
Mainline health has been good for that for me. My doctor (Dr. Picciano) is great, and her practice has a few doctors, so if you don't absolutely need to see YOUR doctor you can get in with a day or two notice.
i’m declining in the sense that the chronic illnesses i have, so i can’t really hop into the er for things like that. but if things do get bad again then i won’t hesitate to call the 24 hour line that penn gave me to see what i should do
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Roxborough Internal Medicine has been able to see me on a day or two's notice recently and overall some of the issues I couldn't figure out before have improved since I started there.
Is it not even worth a phone call to ask?
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