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From my pediatrician - BostonCard - 05-04-2020

Quote:Dear Families & Patients,
We are now offering Corona virus testing for both children and adults.
Priority will be given to patients and family members with Covid-19 symptons, patients who have a known Covid exposure and asymptomatic Healthcare and Essential Employees and their families.
Please call 650-XXX-XXXX x 3 to set up an appointment from 8:30 am - 12 noon Monday - Friday or during our clinic hours 6pm -9pm Monday - Friday, Saturday & Sunday 12 noon to 9pm. Same day appointmens are available now.
All drive-in exams are performed by our pediatricians wearing full protective gear to prevent the spread of illness within our clinic.
We continue to see babies and injured patients in the clinic and we ask all parents and patients to wear a fask mask.
We are here to support you during this challenging time.

Interesting.

BC

RE: From my pediatrician - 2006alum - 05-04-2020

Out of curiosity, did you transcribe this or just copy and paste? If the latter, your pediatrician is in desperate need of a spellchecker.

RE: From my pediatrician - BostonCard - 05-04-2020

I copied and pasted; then I blocked off the phone number.

Yes, I saw "appointmens" and was tempted to add a [sic] in there, but didn't think anyone would notice.

BC

RE: From my pediatrician - 2006alum - 05-04-2020

(05-04-2020, 04:57 PM)BostonCard Wrote:  I copied and pasted; then I blocked off the phone number.

Yes, I saw "appointmens" and was tempted to add a [sic] in there, but didn't think anyone would notice.

BC

You'd need to [sic] 'em a few more times: "Covid-19 symptons," "fask mask." Admittedly, I've had a number of jobs that have involved proofreading, so I'm probably especially attuned to this, but wow, that's a lot in just a few sentences.

RE: From my pediatrician - akiddoc - 05-04-2020

(05-04-2020, 05:12 PM)2006alum Wrote:  
(05-04-2020, 04:57 PM)BostonCard Wrote:  I copied and pasted; then I blocked off the phone number.

Yes, I saw "appointmens" and was tempted to add a [sic] in there, but didn't think anyone would notice.

BC

You'd need to [sic] 'em a few more times: "Covid-19 symptons," "fask mask." Admittedly, I've had a number of jobs that have involved proofreading, so I'm probably especially attuned to this, but wow, that's a lot in just a few sentences.

Likely written by someone in their front office.
(05-04-2020, 07:28 PM)akiddoc Wrote:  
(05-04-2020, 05:12 PM)2006alum Wrote:  
(05-04-2020, 04:57 PM)BostonCard Wrote:  I copied and pasted; then I blocked off the phone number.

Yes, I saw "appointmens" and was tempted to add a [sic] in there, but didn't think anyone would notice.

BC

You'd need to [sic] 'em a few more times: "Covid-19 symptons," "fask mask." Admittedly, I've had a number of jobs that have involved proofreading, so I'm probably especially attuned to this, but wow, that's a lot in just a few sentences.

Likely written by someone in their front office.

Many private pediatric practices will go under in the coming weeks if they haven't already. 
I'm fortunate that I closed my practice 2 years ago and that I have two jobs - one really cut my hours back but the other (a per diem job) did not. And I just got another really good full time job offer from the only entity in the area that is actually hiring Pediatricians and not reducing their hours. Sometimes things just fall into your lap when you aren't really trying.