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I was raised the child of a physician and think back with fond humor of the vacations we had to postpone or cancel due to emergencies or patient in labor and dad just had to go back to answer the phone.

I also remember taking patients to Bend to specialists because they were not healthy enough to drive themselves, some were admitted and never came home while others were fine within a few days.

Urgent care centers are great, just 20+ miles away from Prineville. When it can take 3 to 5 weeks to get into my primary care physicians, that drive is nothing if my child is injured or sick. I've never had a problem with the treatment at an emergency room, just at times the long wait if its after hours for the clinics. We are very lucky here in Prineville to have just good physicians, clinics and ER.

posted 4 years, 5 months ago
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