You've got to be kidding me!?

[simplyn2deep]

When I changed dental offices in October, I checked which were accepting new patients and accepted my dental insurance.

And wouldn't you know, the dentist that shares the same building as my medical office is/was accepting new patients so I changed to them.

Now, their office isn't taking new patients. Until further notice.

The only one in the area accepting new patients is in another city 5 miles away. That's an hour by bus and driving is about 15 minutes...versus the 10 min walk to the location I signed up with through my insurance.

And why do all of the AltaMed offices have the same phone number?! I want to call this dental office directly, but I can't.

Comments

[calzephyr77.livejournal.com]

Ugh! An hour drive???

[simplyn2deep.livejournal.com]

If I had a car to dive, it would be 15 mins, but taking the bus its an hour. And that includes transferring to a second bus and waiting 10 mins for it, so actual on bus time is 44 mins

[calzephyr77.livejournal.com]

Oops I meant ride.

[simplyn2deep.livejournal.com]

Yes. Its quite a distance from me...public transportation wise.

[calzephyr77.livejournal.com]

I don't drive, so I feel your pain. My parents live a 20 minute drive away, but it's more like a 1.5 hour bus ride because there isn't a direct way to get from here to there.

[simplyn2deep.livejournal.com]

I tried to find places that are on a single bus line so I don't have to worry about transferring but that isn't always the case.

When I lived with my sister, the college I went to was on a single bus line - no transfers needed. Now where I live, its 2 or 3 buses, depending on the route.

My church, however, is 1 bus ride away from where I live vs 2 buses from where my sister lives.