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Dave in VA

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5. Absolutely!

Sat Mar 21, 2020, 11:08 AM

Mar 2020

When ever we needed him. My younger brother was so sick with red measles he came to check on him. Even helped my parents put blankets over all the windows because he said that he had measles in his eyes and if bright light got to them he could go blind.

Also, my MIL lived with us after her diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease in 2006. We used a service called Visiting Physicians for nearly 10 years. They were mostly retired physicians who still wanted to serve, but without all the overhead of a private practice. Great people!

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Who is old enough to remember when doctors made house calls? [View all] milestogo Mar 2020 OP

Yeah we're old. gibraltar72 Mar 2020 #1

Yes I do remember very well. katmondoo Mar 2020 #8

Me too! SouthernLiberal Mar 2020 #49

Long, long ago The Blue Flower Mar 2020 #2

I remember our doctor coming into our house & bedroom spanone Mar 2020 #3

It must have been the early 60s Ohiogal Mar 2020 #4

Absolutely! Dave in VA Mar 2020 #5

Yes frazzled Mar 2020 #22

Oh yes, the beloved Dr. Truitt in Chester County PA. NT enough Mar 2020 #6

I do. And they also provided medical care themselves, without sinkingfeeling Mar 2020 #7

Everybody specializes now. Butterflylady Mar 2020 #56

Only just treestar Mar 2020 #9

Yes, Dr.Santa HockeyMom Mar 2020 #10

Sure. I remember house calls from our family doctor, back MineralMan Mar 2020 #11

I remember eyeofnewt Mar 2020 #12

It's really interesting to look to see what the population was in the 1950s. MineralMan Mar 2020 #13

Oh, yeah... PlanetBev Mar 2020 #14

William Carlos Williams "The Doctor Stories" are early 20th century milestogo Mar 2020 #15

I remember when I had the measles at age 5 the doctor came to our house twice kimbutgar Mar 2020 #16

And milk was delivered to a box by the back door central scrutinizer Mar 2020 #17

Not only did Doc Nagle make house calls, but so did his patients. WheelWalker Mar 2020 #18

I lived in France in the early 90s. Doctors made house calls then. I imagine they still do... blitzen Mar 2020 #19

Depends on the airport. milestogo Mar 2020 #21

In 1968, I had the flu. Our small town doctor came to my bedside. Last time that happened. northoftheborder Mar 2020 #20

I'm old enough to remember onethatcares Mar 2020 #23

I remember came to my house when I marlakay Mar 2020 #24

Early forties. Our whole family (5) came down with food poisoning. justhanginon Mar 2020 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author democratisphere Mar 2020 #26

My brother fell Skidmore Mar 2020 #27

That's me mshasta Mar 2020 #28

I do. I got scarlet fever, and the doctor came to the house. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #29

I remember once when my brother had mumps back in the early 50s Dr. Dannenberg came to our house. doc03 Mar 2020 #30

I do dflprincess Mar 2020 #31

Yup jpak Mar 2020 #32

Hospitals are (or were) doing in home urgent care visits underpants Mar 2020 #33

My dad was just released from rehab phylny Mar 2020 #34

put me in this category ronatchig Mar 2020 #35

Yup...early 60's...came with the black bag too! Satch59 Mar 2020 #36

Yes, our milk was delivered, too, in bottles that we put out for him to collect when empty. nt tblue37 Mar 2020 #41

Absolutely. nt Atticus Mar 2020 #37

The doctor came to the house when I had measles in 1973. Mariana Mar 2020 #38

I don't think there were ant-vaxxers in those days. milestogo Mar 2020 #39

One or both of us got measles from an unvaccinated person Mariana Mar 2020 #42

Wow. Thanks for the link. milestogo Mar 2020 #43

I am. When my brother had whooping cough, the doctor came to our house to examine tblue37 Mar 2020 #40

My Grandfather did that musicman65 Mar 2020 #44

My grandfather did the same. I remember it well. LastDemocratInSC Mar 2020 #54

I got 2 broken ribs CanonRay Mar 2020 #45

I'm so old that I was born at home malaise Mar 2020 #46

My mom was born at home... milestogo Mar 2020 #47

Only big sister was born in a hospital malaise Mar 2020 #48

Ours still does. frogmarch Mar 2020 #50

My dad did. I have his doctor bag. So Proud!! mucifer Mar 2020 #51

Doctor Smith Turbineguy Mar 2020 #52

One uncle and an aunt were physicians, they'd always stop by when we were sick. sop Mar 2020 #53

Me me me me me!!!!! Butterflylady Mar 2020 #55

No, except I remember when Dr. Jack Kevorkian was making house calls. Tanuki Mar 2020 #57