although I don't think it deserves to even be called a system. There are a very few doctors who have patience and a good attitude towards their patients. Those doctors should be highly cherished. By the way, I have never run into an American doctor who will make an immediate appointment, and that covers every kind of specialty. Just this morning I tried to have a word with the nurse in my mother's doctor's office. I asked for 30 seconds of time on the phone. This was at 10"00 o'clock in the morning. I was told to call back at the end of the day because they were busy. Fortunately, I didn't ask for the doctor, as he only is in the office 2 days a week, as he serves on various medical boards of hospitals in an effort to increase his profitability as he attempts to slide his way into hospital management. And he's much better to deal with than my mother's other doctors. Her urologist is truly the asshole of assholes, who barely answers questions when I bring her in and who is one of those many doctors who seems to loathe the sight of the human body after spending many years in practice. Again, cherish those doctors who treat you like a human being and not just a problem to get rid of. But at 64 years of age, having been the caregiver of my mother and other members of my family through innumerable hospitalizations and health issues, I have generally run into asshole after asshole. The first chance I get I will go back to Europe, where I've lived and had experience in their systems, which are much more responsive to the people and in fact afraid to earn the wrath of the people. You can report the doctor to the State Medical Board. The AMA as I understand it doesn't accept complaints but exists for the promotion of physicians and the assumption is always that the physician can do no wrong because they are sacred. It is my experience that in most cases, doctors are no more sacred than attorneys, architects, or engineers and are nothing more than businessmen in white coats.
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