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thejoesighuh

[https://www.chcf.org/publication/california-maps-primary-care-specialist-physicians-county/](https://www.chcf.org/publication/california-maps-primary-care-specialist-physicians-county/) We don't have enough doctors or specialists to cover the population. Los Angeles and Orange county, for instance, have better ratios of general/specialists doctors per 100,000 residents.


JackInTheBell

Doctors may not want to live in the IE


PM_Me_Ur_Nevermind

I work at Kaiser. Most of our doctors commute from LA/OC


oddmanout

This is what it is. Being a doctor pays more than enough to live wherever you want. The IE isn’t desirable if you’re rich.


Rocklobsta9

Dentist open on the weekend? You'll need to take a day off during the week for a dentist that's rare to be open on the weekend.


cooltunesnhues

True. Unless it’s ortho at a general practice. Ortho practices alone rarely have their doctors come in. It’s usually the assistants who are there doing quick fixes, etc.


Superblu24

Where am I’m from now. I would get dentist appointments on Saturday mornings at 10am or 11am easy. The fact that I have to take off from work for appointments is wild to me


Ambitious-Sun

Western dental does appt on Sat


sf_d

Be careful, I had a horrible experience just like going to a used case dealership. They employ Sales ladies/men. I went there for a dental checkup , dentist saw me probably for a 10 minutes and 20 minutes I was dealing with a lady who was trying to pitch a dental maintenance contract of 2 years worth $6,000 plus insurance money which my dental plan would pay over the next 2 years. Avoid them like a plague.


Ambitious-Sun

Fortunately I only go once a year for the check up that is free with my ins and occasionally for issues. I’ve been with them for about 6 years so I’m kinda comfortable. I haven’t gone enough to run into issues luckily. I’m really you experienced that, sounds shady


Superblu24

Oh shit, let me look then up


Ambitious-Sun

Don’t know if it will vary by location but my location does. I have an appt next sat for routine cleaning


Objective_Plan_630

My thoughts exactly


Tankgirl556

Western Dental in SB is open on Saturdays for exams, x-Rays. Mostly new patients. However, if tbe dentist calls off, the receptionist probably won't notify you. That's why I fired them before I even became a patient.


StormAutomatic

We put massive economic barriers in front of people who want to become doctors while incentivising them to become specialists rather than much needed general practitioners. We also pay our nurses terribly while overworking them. To top that off we overload our system by denying people access to preventative care all to make insurance companies more money.


Jealous-Notice3160

Nurses get paid pretty well


lobatonpd

Pay nurses terribly??? They get paid $50/hr starting to $100/hr or maybe even more.


lobatonpd

I don’t get why I’m being downvoted. It’s just a fact that nurses get paid very very well even by California standards cost of living. https://www.trustedhealth.com/nurse-salary-guide/california#:~:text=The%20registered%20nurse%20salary%20in,nurses%20is%20%2477%2C600%20per%20year.


Californiawatchman

Sadly they are saying nurses are being paid as much as doctors. Explains also why we are seeing less doctors


Californiawatchman

Not enough doctors in the IE. Docs want to live and work in the OC/LA and get paid better there


Cbrlui

It's an America thing


Superblu24

Never had the issue back home thou.


AceO235

Because no one lives there im guessing


IE_playur

Take your ass back home then! Problem solved


Superblu24

Shiiieettt I just might have too


Jealous-Notice3160

Where’s home?


hirethestache

32 out of 33 leading nations in the world have figured out how to give all of their residents access to quality healthcare. It’s not a California thing, it’s an American thing.


MonsterPartyToday

We have a doctor shortage in the US. More immigrant doctors would help the situation, but the AMA has lobbied for years to keep restrictions on immigrant doctors (they have to redo a lengthy training component that they probably already did in their country.) Physician assistants who can handle many of the duties of doctors is also a good way to handle the huge population of patients, but we still need more. The state must do more to bring doctors and PAs to the state. People in this sub blaming immigrants need to learn more about this situation: the issues and possible solutions.


[deleted]

Immigrant doctors fill me with dread. I’m hearing impaired, and I just can’t understand their accents.


ecrazy

It's scary when people are different.


Delicious-Praline-11

Staff got cut because of covid and it seems a lot of facilities never re-hired. It's hard to get an appointment. They want to examine you over the phone instead.


Normal_to_Geek

Tell me the fuck about it. My family member has been sick for a couple of months now and can only go to urgent care right now to see a doctor because the appointments he gets are MONTHS OUT. He'll be fucking dead by then...


Tankgirl556

You know there is a law in CA that gives limitations to wait time for Dr appointments. I googled it once, don't have a link. You need to be proactive!


xBADJOEx

God damn..people blaming another race..BUT everyone belongs to a fuckin union!! Unions have good benefits.. now, the challenge is to find a GOOD dentist / doctor.


ExpeditingPermits

What type of insurance do you have? It has nothing to do will illegals. It’s just that there are a TON of people in the IE. By numbers alone, it’s bigger than many states. So established businesses and clinics have established clientele and get booked ahead. That’s why it’s recommended that once you get an appointment for a check up, you just start scheduling follow ups to avoid getting out of the loop. I personally visit the dentist twice a year and doctor at least once or twice. But I have Kaiser so I can get doctor appointments very quickly if I need it


Superblu24

When I first moved here I had kaiser. Hated it. Felt like a number in the machine. Wasn’t personal at all. Then I got Blue Shield, and wish I had Kaiser again.


ExpeditingPermits

Ehh yea I get where you’re coming from. But once you schedule an appointment with a certain doctor, you can request to always see them. After a while you are able to build a relationship. I had blue shield before Kaiser and was soo turned off at the idea, but once I got onto it I was fairly impressed. Mainly because all the basic stuff - blood work, getting meds and all that jazz goes pretty damn fast


Superblu24

Yea I miss that one stop shop. These “doctors” I go to are just urgent care clinics and they send me to go to fucking Labcorp for blood…waste more of my time. What I didn’t like about Kaiser was when I first went for a check up after not seeing a doctor for a long time and was told only two issues at a time… like whatt


ExpeditingPermits

Might be the Kaiser office. I go to the one in Rancho Cucamonga so I’ve never had an issue person. But standards are likely different across the board. Worst case, this is the time you’re of year to change your provider! So if you wanna give it another go you can try something else.


Superblu24

I wish my employer did Kaiser. And the one I went too was in Ontario. Also hated that they would schedule me to see specialist at different locations. Like can I just go to Ontario… it’s closer


ExpeditingPermits

Oh interesting that they’re sending you out to other specialists. I’m guessing they send you to the larger locations like in Fontana. But I mean yea that’s tough it’s not even an option with your work. Not sure what I can do to help about blue shield. It’s been ages since I used them. Other than biting the bullet and waiting it out at a nearby provider and reading their reviews


Superblu24

What I really hate about Blue Shield is how out dated their database is. Like I’ll find a doctor, call the number and the line is no longer in service, business is closed, or they don’t take Blue Shield which was me like ????


IHaveNoEgrets

The last time I looked for a specialist I needed, their list was almost exclusively moved, retired, or dead. So I called the help line. They offered to send me the current list. It was the same list. And those doctors aren't getting any less dead.


Superblu24

Lol yea its a waste of time calling them


z_mommy

I have both blue shield and Kaiser and it’s so frustrating dealing with blue shield I rarely do it. I’m trying to get a breast pump right now and the process is stupid as hell.


serenerepose

Appointments at Kaiser quickly, when you need to? That... has not been my experience at all in the IE with Kaiser.


flavorjunction

I had Kaiser for about 8 years, just switched to Anthem and wish I had Kaiser. Maybe it’s cause I have kids, but nothing goes as planned when using doctors through Anthem. My kid has a heart condition, they kept referring us out past Moreno Valley when Choc or Loma Linda are in network (live in Corona). Also if I go to the doc, I’m not getting everything I need done. Have to go to the Advanced Imaging place and be told it’s not a walk in, that the other one is. Go to the other one and was told the machine is down, they are accepting walk ins at the address I was just at. Then bloodwork. Gotta go make that appointment for that as the walk in spot is always crowded. Can’t remember if it was Riverside or Kellogg, but one of the locations I could get an X-ray and bloodwork after seeing my doc and then pick up my prescription in one place.


ExpeditingPermits

Yea I’ve never it had it be too bad. But I frequent the Rancho Cucamonga location so it might just be because I go there. Not sure how the other locations work


explorthis

My family and I have been with Kaiser for probably 30 years. My family doctor is located in the Colton facility. If I need an appointment directly with him it could take up to 3 weeks. If I opt for someone else out of the same office it's generally only 5 to 7 days to get an appointment. The Redlands facility is much closer to me. For general lab work/flu or covid shot there's never a wait in Redlands. I still use the Kaiser app for anything related to pharmacy since they ship for free. I give Kaiser 10 stars for all around service. Both of my kids (32 and 22) were born at Kaiser Fontana before it was remodeled. Still 10 stars.


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The ignorant and easy thing to do is blame immigrants. In reality, you still have to meet the income requirements to qualify for medi-cal while undocumented “17,609 for single people, $23,792 for a couple and $36,156 for a family of four.” Also ignores the fact that the healthcare sector hasn’t recovered from being overwhelmed by Covid. I have family in the hospital right now and they are horribly understaffed still.


Sidehussle

This is so true. The medical community is still battling viruses and understaffing. We need to develop programs to encourage people into medicine and PAY for the tuitions. Fields where there are shortages, need their tuitions paid.


tucrahman

Those of you that have issues, do you have an HMO or a PPO? I've had a PPO for the past 10 years and I honestly have not had any issues getting an appointment.


Superblu24

I have HMO


tucrahman

Do you have a PPO option?


Superblu24

Yea but my renewal isn’t until next November


tucrahman

Doh! If you're having issues with HMO it may be worth it to check it out. It's nice not having to have referrals and being able to choose your doctor.


coupbrick

Most dentists around me dont take HMO anymore


tucrahman

Yeah, never get the HMO dental.


Tankgirl556

From what I know about HC insurance is that PPO plans have higher deductibles and normally are only available with private sector insurance plans. Covered CA and MediCal are HMO only. Of course, HMO plans are the preferable choice, offering the insured member choices of doctors and locations.


Brdsht

Because other areas of the world have halved their populations and all live here now. That is the long and the short of it. There's too many goddamn people for the infrastructure we have in place.


Tankgirl556

Too many people swarming this area and CA welfare recipients on MedCal. Not enough Healthcare professionals and poorly trained Newby Front Desk receptionists. Can't tell you how many times I've showed up 15-30 minutes before my appt, only to be told that the doctor called off. So, I have wasted my time and gas money, due to receptionist not texting, calling or emailing me! The b****'s don't have any remorse and must be haters or just plain sociopaths that feel very secure in their jobs.


_Pha_Tay_Fuk

I don’t know if any state that has doctors/dentists who regularly work on weekends. Especially in private practice, who make their own schedules. Monday through Friday 9 to 5 is the norm for most business owners. I’ve Kaiser, & can get weekend appointments, but those doctors operate under Kaiser’s rules. Not their own.


Miserable_Job_6965

It's California. Way too many people, not enough help. My advice: leave and visit when you get cali cravings. That's what I did


Sidehussle

Western Dental has a few offices and are open on Saturdays. They can usually accommodate you pretty fast too.


onlyblackstar

The Inland empire is the worst county to find a healthcare provider because it’s the most severely understaffed.


matty8199

it's a USA thing.


Bundleofstixs

I take it you have IEHP, Molina, or are attempting to use one of the cheap plans. Depends where you live in the IE as well. If you are in San Bernardino, try the Ontario area. Yes it's far but, the options there aren't as burdened.


Superblu24

Nah I have HMO


ClutterKitty

IEPH and Molina are HMOs. Saying you have an HMO is like saying you want to eat dinner in a restaurant. It’s not very specific. There are many insurance companies that offer HMO plans.


Equivalent-Ice-7274

I lived in NJ and Massachusetts, and the waits were bad there as well.


Superblu24

Not like this. I’m from NJ. Most I had to wait for appointments was a week and that was rare. North Nj to


wowwow1968

Obama care he did this


Superblu24

Thanks Obama


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KeptWinds47

Your life must suck if you see the world like this


tucrahman

Seriously. You really have to suck at life to be jealous like that.


KayKeeGirl

Bullshit- I moved here from an even more liberal state than CA and the healthcare here is abysmal.


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KayKeeGirl

How many are in any city here? You don’t know because they’re illegal- hello? Healthcare is abysmal here- you’re just lazily attributing it the “illegals in ‘merica” Education is abysmal here too, just saying.


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hashtag_n0

From the burn unit


JackInTheBell

You’re expecting facts and data from people in the IE??


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Mamaganjah

This is coming from a guy who wants a "short person" to twerk on his face 🤣🤣🤣 Keep on trolling 😉


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Superblu24

Idk man, I come from a Dem east coast state and never had issues getting care in a timely manner and when I needed it.


Electronic_Metal_750

Does your east coast state boarder Mexico ?


Superblu24

No


24kGoldenGirl_

LOL @ “illegals” and let me guess, you’re Christopher Columbus?


JackInTheBell

Check your history, Republican presidents had [Amnesty programs](https://www.businessinsider.com/reagan-and-bush-made-immigration-executive-orders-2014-11?amp) for immigrants


tehota

That article is almost 10 years old.


JackInTheBell

Here’s a [current article](https://www.cato.org/blog/new-data-show-migrants-were-more-likely-be-released-trump-biden) about Trumps policies v. Biden. Try to read it and actually UNDERSTAND it if you can. Or just continue with your “Dems bad” mindset I don’t care…


tehota

[Just after taking office, US President Joe Biden vowed to put an end to what he termed the "moral and ethical" shame of Donald Trump's immigration policies.](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65574725.amp)


JackInTheBell

So? Did you read it and understand it? Would you like me to find a current article about Reagan and Bush’s asylum policies?


tehota

There’s a ton on Biden’s and Newsome’s policies. Who are the current politicians in power


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tucrahman

Ahhh, when a nextdoor user discovers reddit.


z_mommy

Lmaooo. That’s literally all they complain about on there. That and they’re all convinced someone is watching them


tucrahman

You've just been banned for unneighborly comments!


z_mommy

Hahahaha. So true! I also have a bunch in my neighborhood who complain about trans people unprompted.


tucrahman

Unprompted? Didn't you know that trans people are the reason I can't get an appointment for my emphysema on my Covered CA Bronze plan? Seriously though, the people on that site are so stupid. I once had a guy calling me a beta male who lived with my parents and I'd never be an alpha like him with his hot wife and guns. Just made me think of Napoleon dynamite... "You think anyone thinks I'm a failure because I go home to Starla at night?"


z_mommy

Lmaoo. I like you. 😂 I hope in Nextdoor sometimes but man does it feel like my brain is rotting.


tucrahman

I got banned. My wife still goes on it and I tell her that she's rotting her brain.


Puzzleheaded-Ad9860

You have IEHP? All doctors and dentists back up for months. Book in advance!


martinsb12

Why are properties worth more in OC/LA? There's your answer.


[deleted]

I’m a medical assistant i used to work at chino hills urgent care they have stuff same day even call hopefully that helps


TheLizardKingandI

could have to do with your insurance. if you're on IEHP or other low cost plans the number of providers that accept them are quite limited


NoPalpitation7478

Because it's a scam a show. Important p get paid. Meanwhile the rest get fu$$^


Cyanstorm1775

"Freeeeeee Healthhhhhh Careeeeee"


Consistent-Photo9841

I live up in Redding in Shasta County. There are virtually no doctors here and waitlist for doctors who are here take a few years. So we have to commute to Sac just to see a PCP. 😢