Dr Philip J. Finocchiaro, MD

He is a top notch MD.

DR. FINOCCHIARO USED TO BE ABLE TO SPEND PLENTY OF TIME WITH HIS PATIENTS, BUT SINCE MOST MEDICAL PRACTICES HAVE BEEN BOUGHT OUT BY THE TWO LOCAL HOSPITALS, THEY MAKE ALL THE RULES LIMITING THE DRS. IN THEIR TIME SPENT WITH PATIENTS AND IN FOLLOW UP CARE. DR. F KNOWS THAT HIS PATIENTS ARE NOT GETTING THE TIME THEY NEED WITH HIM AND SUFFERS GREATLY HIMSELF, BUT CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THESE BUYOUTS CAME AS A RESULT OF THE HOSPITALS INSTITUTING HOSPITALISTS PROGRAMS THAT LITERALLY PREVENTED PATIENTS PHYSICIANS FROM ATTENDING TO THEIR PATIENTS IN THE HOSPITAL SETTING AS THEY USED TO. AREA DRS. FELT THEY HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO GIVE IN TO HOSPITAL PRESSURES TO LET THEM BUY PRIVATE PRACTICES AND MAKE THE RULES. EVERYONE HAS SUFFERED BECAUSE OF THIS. IT THE HOSPITALIST PROGRAMS WAS IN PLACE IN 2000, I WOULD HAVE DIED IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM OF CMC BECAUSE THE TRIAGE NURSE MISDIAGNOSED MY CONDITION AND EVEN TOLD ME TO SHUT UP OVER MY PAIN. I HEARD DR. F'S NAME BEING CALLED OVER THE… HOSPITAL PA SYSTEM AND DEMANDED TO SEE HIM. HE IMMEDIATELY HAD LAB WORK DONE AND SAW THAT MY ENTIRE VITAL ORGAN SYSTEM WAS POISONED AND SHUTTING DOWN. HE CALLED FOR A NEW COLON-RECTAL SURGEON IN TOWN TO COME AND SAVE ME. MY BOWELS HAD RUPTURED DAYS BEFORE AND THE YOUNG SURGEON TOLD ME I ONLY HAD A COUPLE OF HOURS TO LIVE AND HE DIDN'T KNOW IF HE COULD SAVE ME. HE DID, BUT I HAD A LOT MORE PAIN AND SUFFERING AHEAD OF ME BECAUSE OF THE ER TRIAGE NURSES' MISTAKE. DR. F WAS THERE FOR ME AND HAS TRIED TO HELP ME OVER THE YEARS WITH ALL THE COMPLICATIONS OF A BOWEL RESECTION, COLOSTOMY AND REVERSAL ETC. WE WERE DOING FINE UNTIL THE HOSPITALS TIED HIS HANDS FOR TIME SPENT WITH PATIENTS. AN OFFICE VISIT ALLOWS FOR ONLY ABOUT 5 MINS. AND ONCE A YEAR HE CAN HAVE 15 MINS. WITH HIS PATIENT FOR AN EXAM. HE IS DISCOURAGED AND HAS TRIED TO CONSOLE HIMSELF BY TEACHING IN BOSTON ONCE A WEEK. HE LOVES IT. HE IS NOT THE ONLY DR. AFFECTED BY THESE HOSPITAL TAKE OVERS NOR AM I THE ONLY PATIENT TO SUFFER. THE HOSPITALS LEFT MEDICAL PRACTICES NO CHOICE. SELL, OR YOU CAN'T COME ONTO THE WARD TO SEE YOUR PATIENTS.