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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsIt's official. The homeless clinic ceases operations under our current contract in December.
The local city planning and development council will be taking over medical operations with their own provider.
I was asked (and my old friend at the council told me the planners begged) to work for them directly, instead of under contract. But I declined. I'm loyal to my employer.
As for my loyalty to my patients, and their loyalty to me: about 300 or so will be following me over to our mainstream clinic, and I'll announce the move with every patient I visit with until then. Rather than 'steal' my own patients from the planning council, I will simply offer to continue being their provider at our mainstream clinic. I suspect a lot of them will join the ones already planning to follow me there.
This is painful, but the loyalty my patients have expressed for me, and the love I feel for them, are the upsides. It's been a good run.
I love you all...
Wait Wut
(8,492 posts)I know you said it's painful, but do you see anything positive for yourself or your patients?
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,614 posts)Your loyalty is admirable, and I hope this will work out well for you. AND for your patients.
I hope the conditions at the mainstream clinic will prove to be beneficial, and that the commute will not be onerous.
Love makes it all worthwhile...