Possibly stop by?

I have a dental appointment, for routine cleaning, later this morning.

The dental office is only about a mile from my previous office.

I’ve been curious about how things are going.

One physician on our medical team had recently, abruptly, transferred.

Another physician was insinuating that he was going to seek another job due to some implemented changes.

A mid-level provider remained a thorn in the side of most all colleagues and supervisors despite attempts to moderate.

Remaining fully staffed was always a challenge.

Many staff, especially our nurses, would transfer off our team, seeking greener pastures-which was completely understandable.

(Some would return after determining the grass was not always greener on the other side)

All staff were the beneficiaries of a generous annual and sick leave policy.

There were many pregnancies with prolonged maternity and paternity leaves.

There were also unplanned, unexpected personal, or family, emergency medical leaves-some short term, others long term.

Medical center administration’s focus was, appropriately, access for patients, growth of our team’s panel, productivity and optimal encounter coding.

My focus was ensuring quality of care.

I still intermittently saw patients if/when asked or if/when necessary.

I also spent part of every day responding to concerns/inquiries from patient’s, their families, or their legal representatives.

When I retired there was virtually nothing that could surprise me during the course of a day.

The assistant medical director worked with me for approximately two years.

I’m confident she was ready to assume the role as medical director, but I still want to touch base.

Maybe me and my clean teeth will stop by today after my dental appointment 😁!