No, it’s not your imagination. Getting in to see a doctor has gotten difficult in our area.
And when you do get in, the experience is a far cry from the old Dr. Marcus Welby days.
When Verna Baer’s doctor found a carcinoma on her face last October, she was scheduled for surgery to remove it. But then the surgeon who was scheduled for the procedure resigned, and she had to wait until December for a replacement.
Then the dermatology office stopped taking her insurance and she had to find another dermatologist who is going to see her this month. Surgery is tentatively scheduled for April, six months after her diagnosis.
“This is the second doctor and the second dentist I have visited who have left…it’s very discouraging,” the White Oaks resident said.
In July of 2023, Sentara Family Medicine New Town sent this writer’s wife an email apologizing for long wait times, explaining a spate of resignations left “over…