I am truly shocked that Dr. Linehan is not getting absolutely rave reviews from each and every one of her clients.
I am in St. John's Providence Hospital now, and it just turned midnight. Dr. Linehan had already come in to check on our progress earlier this evening. I swear this woman must work 14 hour days in her goal to make sure each of her clients get the best of care.
Background:
I act as care taker to a friend of mine who first had issues with his bladder (resulting from a catheter insertion from a hip replacement), then later had issues with his prostate.
It was during this time my friend was seen by Dr. Linehan, as she was the Urologist on call that night 5 mths ago at St. John's Providence. Immediately we felt relaxed and truly felt Dr. Linehan's compassion for my friend's situation and his resulting pains. After her visit, my friend and I both agreed "Wow, she's one of the good ones." What a rarity. We are so lucky she happened to have been the Urologist on call in a hospital which, until now, we've had little to no experience. We previously favored seeing MDs at Cedars Sinai, UCLA, or USC Keck.
She is what I call a "pure play"; a specialist in her field. This is all she does, an expert versus a generalist in her medical practice.
Cannot say enough good things about Dr. Linehan. Over the course of these past 5 months, with each appointment we had with her, she repeated shown us her compassion, patience, kindness and depth of knowledge. We always feel "She's truly there for us, and will take as much time as we need to assuage our concerns."
When Dr. Linehan completed her successful prostate surgery on my friend, she immediately sought me out. As I had the impression that the surgery would take longer then it did, I wasn't in the waiting room, but in the cafeteria. Dr. Linehan actively sought me out, to tell me that the surgery went perfectly with no issues. I later told my friend, that Dr. Linehan positively exuded genuine happiness and confidence of a job well done.
Even via MyChart, any questions / requests made, Dr Linehan always responds within less than a day.
To say this is a rarity is an understatement. In this busy busy world of big business, doctors are rushing through client appointments, with too many clients scheduled, such that you are given 15 minutes or less of their time. In preparation for the appointments, I've gotten into the necessary habit of writing down everything we wished to ask or talk about with the MD before the appointments. Usually, we find that once the MD rushes out the door, good luck on asking them follow up questions or clarifications needed. Though the MD may be the ones in the top of their fields, we are made to feel we are merely touch points in their goal to maximize the monetization of their occupation.
Dr. Linehan is not only "One of the Good Ones", in terms of her compassion and patience, but also in terms of her knowledge of her field and what is medically best for her clients.
I'm probably missing a bunch of people, but we would like to give a shout out to the night nurse Justin, and Urology clinic nurses Fabian, Ted and Giselle. read more