[lindaelane]

The "other side" of this is that I have found doctors who have openings in a "reasonable" time are not well-regarded. In fact, if I knew the name of the doctor you were happy with, I would try to get on that doctor's list. I certainly was not happy with the first doctor I saw at the Villages Health Care (I will not mention the name, out of kindness to the octogenarian doctor) although I could easily book an appointment with him without a long wait. Did you know each health care center has a nurse practitioner who works with the doctors there and you can see her/him - usually that very day, or at the latest the day after you call for an appointment. I've found nurse practitioners often give quite superior care.