One Medical

Well, this is sort of about food, and it's definitely about health and wellness. As J says, "Leave it to an SF doctor's office to pass out schwag."

J and I see physicians who belong to a boutique practice in San Francisco. There is a small membership fee per year, in exchange for stellar service. The group is called One Medical, and they have a few offices downtown and one in Noe Valley. They are a small, expanding group that employs general practitioners, ob-gyns, chiropractors, acupuncturists, nutritionists, and an array of other kinds of health experts.

We're not at the age where we need a huge variety of specialists, but since we've decided to settle in SF we thought it was important to have doctors who know us by name and are familiar with our medical history. It's long-term planning, you know? So far, it's great. The doctors are friendly, they don't rush us, they're good about following up with us or being reached by e-mail, and the times I've gotten a referral for a specialist my GP has been good about coordinating and sharing information back and forth. They are good about arranging things so that I don't have to do much legwork, which I really appreciate. And just to point out one of the little things that count, they always fax my prescriptions ahead of me so that by the time I reach Walgreen's, my meds are ready for pickup.