Physician turnover
Perhaps I've been unluckier than most, but every doctor I've seen in the 8 years I've been here has left: primary care, cardiologist, electrophysiologist, ophthalmologist, podiatrist, pulmonologist, endocrinologist, and dentist. If I kept a paper address book any more, there would be a whole lot of crossed-out names!
To my knowledge, none of them retired; they moved "back home" or on to other jobs. I was not notified about any of them leaving except for my primary care who called because she knew how upset I'd be.
A related problem is front office turnover. I see my current GP probably once a year and she's had a different nurse every time. Honestly, having an efficient, well run front office is just as important to me as the doctors themselves.
I called to make an appointment with my eye doctor after 18 months and the receptionist said I had the wrong number. So not only was he gone but everyone else was so new that they didn't even recognize his name.
Have others had better luck than me, or is this really a widespread problem?
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