Re: Shopping...for a new cf doctor

[Guest guest]

My son received EXCELLENT care at the San Diego clinic. Dr Mark

Pian is the pulmonologist. The dietician is a little young and new

but if you aren't worried too much about that, you should have no

worries. Children's Hospital in San Diego is great. He stayed

there twice--once to get a g-tube and once to get some other

problems (non CF related) taken care of.

As for getting admitted to LA, that is something that would be up to

your insurance and at the discretion of the clinic pulmonologist. I

would suggest that the clinic that sees him on a regular basis, also

admits him to the hospital--all his records would be there, you'd

know the staff, etc.

--mom to Ashton, 21 months wcf (now living in Wichita,

Kansas as of last week)

> I am not happy with my current CF clinic and decided to change

> 's doctor by the end of the first quarter 2003. I live in

> Southern California, currently goes to clinic once a

> quarter. has not be hospitalized. Are the clinic docs the

> same docs who will be treating him should he ever go to the

> hospital? I understand the advantages of having the clinic docs

be

> the admitting docs, etc. (i.e., easier access to records) but does

> it have to be that way?

>

> Could I go to San Diego Clinic for care and be admitted to Los

> Angeles Hospital if needed (these locations are about 2 hours away

> from each other, I am in the middle of both)? Does anyone out

there

> do this?

>

> Thanks for the input.

>

> Christen

> mom to 3 yrs wcf

[Guest guest]

My son received EXCELLENT care at the San Diego clinic. Dr Mark

Pian is the pulmonologist. The dietician is a little young and new

but if you aren't worried too much about that, you should have no

worries. Children's Hospital in San Diego is great. He stayed

there twice--once to get a g-tube and once to get some other

problems (non CF related) taken care of.

As for getting admitted to LA, that is something that would be up to

your insurance and at the discretion of the clinic pulmonologist. I

would suggest that the clinic that sees him on a regular basis, also

admits him to the hospital--all his records would be there, you'd

know the staff, etc.

--mom to Ashton, 21 months wcf (now living in Wichita,

Kansas as of last week)

> I am not happy with my current CF clinic and decided to change

> 's doctor by the end of the first quarter 2003. I live in

> Southern California, currently goes to clinic once a

> quarter. has not be hospitalized. Are the clinic docs the

> same docs who will be treating him should he ever go to the

> hospital? I understand the advantages of having the clinic docs

be

> the admitting docs, etc. (i.e., easier access to records) but does

> it have to be that way?

>

> Could I go to San Diego Clinic for care and be admitted to Los

> Angeles Hospital if needed (these locations are about 2 hours away

> from each other, I am in the middle of both)? Does anyone out

there

> do this?

>

> Thanks for the input.

>

> Christen

> mom to 3 yrs wcf

[Guest guest]

My son received EXCELLENT care at the San Diego clinic. Dr Mark

Pian is the pulmonologist. The dietician is a little young and new

but if you aren't worried too much about that, you should have no

worries. Children's Hospital in San Diego is great. He stayed

there twice--once to get a g-tube and once to get some other

problems (non CF related) taken care of.

As for getting admitted to LA, that is something that would be up to

your insurance and at the discretion of the clinic pulmonologist. I

would suggest that the clinic that sees him on a regular basis, also

admits him to the hospital--all his records would be there, you'd

know the staff, etc.

--mom to Ashton, 21 months wcf (now living in Wichita,

Kansas as of last week)

> I am not happy with my current CF clinic and decided to change

> 's doctor by the end of the first quarter 2003. I live in

> Southern California, currently goes to clinic once a

> quarter. has not be hospitalized. Are the clinic docs the

> same docs who will be treating him should he ever go to the

> hospital? I understand the advantages of having the clinic docs

be

> the admitting docs, etc. (i.e., easier access to records) but does

> it have to be that way?

>

> Could I go to San Diego Clinic for care and be admitted to Los

> Angeles Hospital if needed (these locations are about 2 hours away

> from each other, I am in the middle of both)? Does anyone out

there

> do this?

>

> Thanks for the input.

>

> Christen

> mom to 3 yrs wcf