[quote=flu]The nice thing about having an oncologist at UCSD is that pretty much, access to any other doctor is pretty quick. I guess in the system, I am still considered higher risk. So my.appointments usually get filled pretty quickly. Ive also noticed that at least at UCSD, they seem to be running 7day work weeks even for non urgent, non er care, and outside the cancer center(which already ran 7 days a week)….For example, you can actually get a nonemergency imaging (ct MRI ultrasound) on the weekends, even if its not an emergency. So it seems like the hospitals and doctors are running at full capacity.
It seems like its a great time to be in the medical profession[/quote]
I took a friend up to the UCSD Cancer Center and found it to be pretty bureaucratic but run like a well-oiled machine. I was pretty amazed, actually. I also watched several of their videos online and was very impressed. It’s great that their own renowned research lab is right there next to the clinics and hospital and they can get results back stat. I think it’s an awesome benefit to the region to have this coordinated cancer care all in one place.
