@bizi: The way this place works, your doctor is *always* on call. There is no single on-call doctor. So if you call the "emergency" number, you'll get connected with your specific provider. (At least that's what happened to me when I called at 3am once and also called at 7pm another time.)

I just didn't even bother trying. I gave up.

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@Wild Coyote: Yeah, it is pretty unethical not to let patients have an appointment with a different doctor for ONE time.

I had no idea that public hospitals actually had financial aid programs. Thanks for letting me know. I'll keep that in mind for the future for sure.

I don't know if it's really my pdoc's fault that I can't get help from them. I think it's just their stupid policy, which I had no idea about until now.