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Aristus

(66,089 posts)
Tue Oct 14, 2014, 07:49 PM Oct 2014

It's official. The homeless clinic ceases operations under our current contract in December.

The local city planning and development council will be taking over medical operations with their own provider.

I was asked (and my old friend at the council told me the planners begged) to work for them directly, instead of under contract. But I declined. I'm loyal to my employer.

As for my loyalty to my patients, and their loyalty to me: about 300 or so will be following me over to our mainstream clinic, and I'll announce the move with every patient I visit with until then. Rather than 'steal' my own patients from the planning council, I will simply offer to continue being their provider at our mainstream clinic. I suspect a lot of them will join the ones already planning to follow me there.

This is painful, but the loyalty my patients have expressed for me, and the love I feel for them, are the upsides. It's been a good run.

I love you all...

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It's official. The homeless clinic ceases operations under our current contract in December. (Original Post) Aristus Oct 2014 OP
Are you okay with this? Wait Wut Oct 2014 #1
Ah, my dear Aristus... CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2014 #2
That's horrible news! In_The_Wind Oct 2014 #3
You are a good man Aristus sheshe2 Oct 2014 #4
Best of luck. nm rhett o rick Oct 2014 #5

Wait Wut

(8,492 posts)
1. Are you okay with this?
Tue Oct 14, 2014, 07:54 PM
Oct 2014

I know you said it's painful, but do you see anything positive for yourself or your patients?

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,297 posts)
2. Ah, my dear Aristus...
Tue Oct 14, 2014, 08:00 PM
Oct 2014

Your loyalty is admirable, and I hope this will work out well for you. AND for your patients.

I hope the conditions at the mainstream clinic will prove to be beneficial, and that the commute will not be onerous.

Love makes it all worthwhile...

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