COVID-19 restrictions, many patients are wondering why their doctors’ offices aren’t keeping up when it comes to returning to in-person appointments.Rami Sarieddine grew so frustrated by his inability to get an appointment to see an urologist, he flew to Dubai where he used to live to see a specialist there.“I would understand if this was the case across the globe, but why would I go to another country?” he said, “and my urologist in the other country, he was 70.”While his health insurance and finances were able to cover the trip, he knows many others don’t have that privilege.
Sarieddine also knows he can’t pick up his family to go to another country every time someone needs to see a doctor. Virtual or in-person care?
Post-pandemic, Canadian doctors say there’s room for both Both his wife and son were also unable to see doctors after they needed to in recent months.
A recent call with a doctor for his son who had a possible chest infection left him exasperated.“If I’m going to talk to the family doctor over the phone, I’d rather go to WebMD,” said Sarieddine.It’s a frustration Natisha Brown is also experiencing.