The Quiet Power of Having the Right Doctor on Speed Dial
July 7, 2025
The critical importance of having trusted medical connections
A story was shared recently that hit me right in the gut.
A physician was attending a conference out of state when his phone rang. A paramedic told him his wife had collapsed from a headache and was now unresponsive. Just like that, everything changed. He rushed to the airport, got through security in a daze, and waited anxiously for updates from an ER team he didn’t know, at a hospital he didn’t trust.
Eventually, he was told she had a subdural hematoma. A neurosurgeon was en route. Still panicked, he asked the ER doctor if he should transfer her to a hospital he was familiar with. The answer? “The person coming in tonight is just fine. The one tomorrow? Not so much.”
That sentence says everything.
The truth is, in medicine, timing matters. Relationships matter. Access matters. Most people don’t realize how critical that is—until they’re in the worst moment of their lives, alone in an unfamiliar hospital, hoping someone competent is on call.
That’s why I built Kind Concierge Care. Kind Concierge is more than just a medical practice. It’s a trusted gateway to the very best care—delivered by physicians, specialists, and health professionals I know personally, all of whom I’d trust with my own family’s lives. When you’re part of my concierge practice, you don’t navigate healthcare alone. You move through it with speed, clarity, and certainty—because I’ve already vetted the path ahead of you. Need a world-class neurologist, hormone expert, GI specialist, therapist, or surgical consult? You don’t wait months, wonder who to call, or try to Google your way through a crisis. I’ve built a referral network of truly exceptional professionals, and I’ll make the call for you.
The heartbreaking truth is that most people don’t understand the value of this—until they’re in that impossible moment, trying to decide if the person on call tonight is “just fine” or if tomorrow could cost them everything.
They say when you can’t recognize what’s important, you place importance on what you can recognize. Too often, that means people underestimate proactive, deeply connected care—and overvalue convenience, volume, or flashy marketing.
Sadly, they don’t realize what’s important until it’s too late. But in the end, what matters most isn’t a shiny app or a 10-minute visit. It’s knowing that when the crisis hits, you already have the right person in your corner.
That’s Kind Concierge Care. And it makes all the difference.
Meet the Author
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