Cardiologist: I think we over- to the ER at 6:30 if I knew the worst. Or nights, because it’s it can be difficult to get a full
do procedures. A lot of doctors shift ended at 7:00. We always not fully staffed. If it’s an emer- picture without. Be very open,
have this philosophy that more say you’d better come in sick gency, go when you need to, very honest and as complete as
is better. We need to encour- and dying so that our adren- but for elective things I think can be. The other thing that’s
age people to take better care of aline kicks in so we can save it’s better to go early in the very helpful: if someone comes
themselves. you. If you come in with some- week. Also, there are tests and in with an organized history of
OB/GYN: Thinking they thing sort of smoky, good luck, things that aren’t done over what has happened to them in
know what patients are think- because we’re not going to fig- the weekends, so you’d just sit the past.
ing without letting them ful- ure it out. Weekends are always there. Emergency Medicine: I tell peo-
ly explain. You have to tailor horrible; holidays are always ple this all the time. If you go
a plan to fit their needs. You horrible. Anytime clinics are to the Columbia-St. Mary’s
can’t come up with one thing closed, it’s busy in the ERs.
How can patients help you do
system, go to the Columbia-St.
and say, “This is how I handle Cardiologist: If you’re going to
your job most effectively?
Mary’s system. If you go to the
this problem.” It’s not going to a teaching hospital, the worst Internist/General Practitioner: St. Luke’s system, go to the St.
work for everyone. time traditionally is July 1, The most important thing is Luke’s system. Otherwise you’ll
when all new residents come to be completely honest. I don’t be at the hospital for hours be-
on. Conversely, many people mean to suggest people are ly- cause it’s going to take hours to
When’s the best and worst
say that is the best time since ing or intentionally trying to get your records from anoth-
time to go to a hospital?
everyone is closely supervised. I deceive, but I think there is a er system. We have people that
Emergency Medicine: I would don’t know if there is a best or sense of embarrassment or they go all over Milwaukee for their
try to avoid the end-of-shift worst time. think something isn’t impor- health care. There is no loyalty
phenomenon. I would not go OB/GYN: Weekends are the tant enough to mention that to doctors anymore; insurance
DR. GRACE JANIK
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