I think that telling them that they con find another pediatrician is a good idea if they don't want to immunize. Sincerley, Ryan Werstuik -----Original Message----- From: <> To: <> Cc: <> Date: Wednesday, August 20, 1997 10:41 AM Subject: Re: the grass is always greener >We do the same. If a parent has expressed dissatisfaction with our >office and transferred to another MD (was seen...disliked her as well) >and now wants back into our office we usually do not accept back. >Especially if the parent has been non-compliant or difficult to work >with, we do not "re-admit" her/him to our practice. If a parent has had >to change because of insurance and now is able to come back, most times >we will accept them back. > >For the belligerent, non-compliant family, we terminate the relationship > via letter as well. However, we usually indicate that we will provide >care for the child for 30 days to give them a chance to find another >healthcare provider. We want to avoid "abandonment" charges. > >Re: a previous post re: immunization refusal, one of our pediatricians >just addressed that with a parent. After detailed discussion and >persistent parent denial of immunizations, our MD explained that, with >good conscience, she could not continue to provide care for the family, >since immunizations were absolutely a necessary part of the total care >and she could not practice against what she believed was an extremely >important part of comprehensive preventive care. She wished the family >well....the mother even stated that this wasn't the first time she had >been told this by a pediatrician. > >Karen Kohlruss BSN RN > >