The nursery rhyme "monkeys jumping on the bed" gives children the impression that you can just call your family doctor who will pick up immediately.

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• KammicRelief@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Mama called the doctor and the doctor said, Please listen carefully as our menu options have changed. For our scheduling department please press 1. …

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• ivanafterall@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Any household that can afford that many monkeys can probably afford to have a family doctor.

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• ch00f@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  The phrase “snitches get stitches” makes a lot of assumptions about the availability and expediency of healthcare.

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  • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    In the US we say, snitches better get that thing looked at before it gets any worse.

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  • jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Snitches without health insurance get butterfly bandages and some nasty scarring.

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• myplacedk@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  If I want to call MY doctor, a specific person, then no I can’t.

  If I want A doctor, then yes, I can just call. Any time 24/7, I can talk to someone. Worst case, it’s a nurse.

  And I don’t have to be rich, it’s free.

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• entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Doctors used to and still do make house calls. You just have to be wealthy

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  • Tollana1234567@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    concierge doctors.

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• jeena@piefed.jeena.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  In Germany it still is.

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  • Squirrelsdrivemenuts@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Same in the Netherlands.

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    • Azhad@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      And in Italy

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• rumba@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Rural Town back when that rhyme was coined? Sure. He was just over of your neighbor’s of you were even lucky enough to have a doctor in town. But not in an urban out semi urban area.

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  • AppaYipYip@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    My dad grew up in NYC and when he was a kid in the 50s a doctor saved his life by coming to their apartment in the middle of the night. My dad’s family were super poor and couldn’t pay the doctor, so I guess it really depends on the kindness of the doctor.

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• TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Please crosspost to different communities, rather than making separate posts. It keeps a link between the comments so they don’t need to be duplicated.

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  • HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I did do that but manually removed the “cross posted to” thing. Guest that undoes whatever process identifies as a cross post.

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• PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  called up the dr and the dr said The next availability is the 27th of next month. We’re open from 12pm to 4pm Tuesday to Thursday, please feel free to call back during open hours. If this is an emergency, please hang up and dial 911. If you’d prefer to leave a message, please do so after the beep. After you’re done, you can hang up, or press # for more options.

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• sxan@midwest.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  There’s a thing called “concierge doctor.” You pay $X per month and get basically 27/7 access to your doctor, and free consultations. It’s not covered by insurance, and specialists (which is almost everything) still require insurance or other payment.

  If you can afford it, concierge is absolutely fantastic.

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  • Magnum@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    27/7 is quite a lot

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    • sxan@midwest.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It’s space. There’s actually 28 hours in space, but she does get bathroom breaks.

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• Skyrmir@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  My family doctor made a house call in 1978, that’s the last time I heard of it happening. Though he probably continued until he retired in the early 80s.

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