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32 Friday, January 14, 1983
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Bernard Kohn's persist-
en'tly upset stomach had
been bothering him for
several weeks. None of the
home remedies he tried had
alleviate his discomfort. He
knew he s ould see a doctor
for an examination ut
Bernard was undecided.
What type of doctor should
he consult?
She was delighted that
all the necessary tests for
her physical, including
blood work, x-ray, and
sis could be
ormed on the
anises and all in the
e day. In one day her
cal was completed
oretta was ready to
n her new job.
When Tom contacted
Woodland he was very
surprised when the
patient advisor suggested
he see a doctor of
podiatric medicine. HE
HADN'T REALIZED THE
WIDE RANGE OF
MEDICAL SPECIAL
REPRESENTED IN TH E
CENTER. Nor had he
been aware how effec
latrist could
is` problem
Loretta JohnsOn had
recentlylaken a new'job.
One of the requirements • of
her employer was•:t114(she •
Undergo a complete. hySital
examination: The..prOMem
was, she had no regular
.:.phyS101affand had not had a
ph.
tiogt:jn .
-e
enable ertqL,...„Ain'the:
necess aryin n the
she begtiti
oul
in hours the
doctor had examined
Tom, had x-rays taken of
his feet through the
Center's facilities and had
diagnosed Tom's prob-
ur's, bony growths on the
til e`not life
and disabling.
At age 65,7OM,
having a certain:nOM
facel
the
y
1
w
mediately began a rogram
wit h
tapin
he su sext
erts for Tom's sh
ressure from the
killing hirn! Tor real
a doct or befor he w
normal activity.
ED ATTE
AND EACH RECEIVED THE
E NT, HOROUGH AN
VENIENT MEDICAL CARE
THEY NEEDED FROM TH
NEARBY WOODLAND
film and lect
and podia
ed iat
In$ide the Confer
h Loretta Johnson h
r been to
fon d before she was able t Oinia e an
app
ment for that same week with a general
internist. And her appointment also was made
with the help of Woodland ' s patient advisor.
Thepeople in this story are fictitious, but are based on actual similar cases seen daily by the doctors of Woodland Medical Centers.