A personal guide to authentic experiences
from a veteran travel journalist
Authentic Luxury Travel
[promoslider id="my_id" category="topbanner" height="200px"]
  • Home
  • About Elizabeth
    • Published Articles
  • Authentic Luxury Travel
  • Book A Trip
  • Contact
  • Get Involved
    • Advertise
    • Contribute a Guest Post
    • Keep in Touch
    • Leave a Comment, Ask a Question
    • Plan a Getaway “Contest”
    • Send a Photo
    • Share a Travel Book or Movie
    • Write a Trip Report
  • Map of Posts by Location
  • Trip Planning
  • Africa
    • Botswana
    • Safaris
    • South Africa
    • Tanzania
    • Zambia
  • Air Travel
  • Antarctica
  • Asia
    • Bhutan
    • Cambodia
    • China
    • Indonesia
    • Japan
    • Myanmar
    • Vietnam
  • Australia
    • Great Barrier Reef
    • Sydney
  • Authentic Travel
  • Canada
    • Alberta
    • British Columbia
      • Vancouver
    • Newfoundland
  • Central America
    • Costa Rica
    • Guatemala
    • Mexico
  • Cruises
  • Europe
    • Czech Republic
    • England
    • Finland
    • France
    • Germany
    • Greece
    • Italy
    • Latvia
    • Poland
    • Scotland
    • Spain
    • The Netherlands
    • Turkey
  • Hotels
  • India
  • Islands
    • Bermuda
    • Caribbean
    • Fiji
    • French Polynesia
    • Hawaii
    • Ibiza, Spain
    • Maldives
    • Palau
    • Sir Bani Yas, Abu Dhabi
  • Middle East
    • Abu Dhabi
    • Dubai
  • New Zealand
  • South America
    • Brazil
    • Galapagos
    • Peru
  • Special Interest Trips
    • Ancestry travel
    • Bucket List Travel
    • Classic Car Adventures
    • Destination Weddings & Honeymoons
    • fall colors
    • Family Travel
    • food tours
    • garden visits
    • Golf Vacations
    • Learning Vacations
      • Cooking schools
    • national holidays
    • Performing Arts
      • concerts
      • opera
    • Pet-Friendly Travel
    • Rafting
    • Recipes
    • Romantic Destinations
    • Shopping
    • Snorkeling and Scuba Diving
    • Spa Vacations
    • surfing
    • Walking vacations
    • Wildlife Watching
    • Winter Holidays
    • Women's Travel
  • Staying Healthy
    • Dealing with Illness and Discomfort
    • Eating and Drinking
    • Insects
    • Mind and Spirit
    • Packing
    • Problem Prevention
    • Travelling with Kids
  • Travel Experts
  • U. S. Travel
    • National Parks
    • USA Eastern States
    • USA Midwestern States
    • USA Southern States
    • USA Southwest
    • USA Western States
      • Alaska
      • Central California
      • Montana
      • Northern California
      • Oregon
      • Southern California
      • Utah
      • Washington
  • Vacation Rentals
  • Voluntourism

Use ZocDoc to Find a Doctor in ……

August 22, 2012 | Updated: October 31, 2014 | By Elizabeth | Reply More

ZocDoc helps you find doctors and dentists in U.S. cities.


What happens when – in spite of all your good health habits – you get sick while traveling? How do you find a doctor in San Diego, New York, Boston or another U.S. city?

You can ask your hotel concierge for a recommendation, but have they vetted this person or just gone to the Yellow Pages? Alternatively, you can head to the closest hospital ER, wait forever, and pay a fortune.

I’ve recently discovered another option that gives you the opportunity to choose from a group of thoroughly vetted doctors and dentists and make appointments online.

You can use ZocDoc to find a doctor in 20 cities.

Here’s how it works:

You go to ZocDoc and request a doctor or dentist by specialty, put in your location and the kind of medical insurance you have (if any). You can also tailor your search by gender or languages spoken. Zocdoc then shows the profiles and schedules of nearby professionals. After you have reviewed their qualifications and credentials, appointments can be made online or via the ZocDoc iPhone, Android, or Blackberry app.

Traveling patients pay the same as local residents, and seeing a ZocDoc physician is about 80% less expensive than going to an emergency room.

ZocDoc is a free service and I think it sounds great, but I do want to offer one caveat: based on comments I read on their Facebook page, I’d suggest confirming the appointment by phone. A couple of people said that when they arrived at the doctor’s office they found they didn’t have an appointment. On the other hand, ZocDoc has about 70,000 happy FB friends, and more than 1.3 million patients use ZocDoc each month.

ZocDoc is presently operating (no pun intended) in Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami-Palm Beach, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Tampa Bay, and Washington, DC – and growing fast.

First choice: Stay healthy on the road. Second choice: Let ZocDoc help you find a doc. Last choice: Be glad that you took out trip insurance with MedJetAssist.

Tags: advice, dentists, finding doctors, free service, health care, how to find a doctor, online, staying healthy on the road, tips, travelers, traveling, ZocDoc

Category: Dealing with Illness and Discomfort

Subscribe

If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to receive more just like it.

Privacy guaranteed. We never share your info.
Subscribe via RSS Feed Follow Me on Twitter Connect on Facebook Connect on Google Plus Connect on LinkedIn

Leave a Reply

Click here to cancel reply.

« Luxury China Tours with an “Insider”
Tuscany – Rome Luxury Hotel Package »

Subscribe

Join me and discover the joy of authentic travel experiences. Subscribe here. Watch your inbox for an activation email.

Privacy guaranteed. We never share your info.
[jr_instagram id="2"]
Let our Boutique Hotels inspire you
Discover the ancient and magical culture of  Peru
Discover Vietnams hidden treasures with the help of a private tour guide
Spectaular Italian Villas and homes for rent

Need Help Planning Your Trip?

I enjoy helping travelers plan custom itineraries that wander off the beaten path instead of following the well-worn trail of tourist sites. Elizabeth Hansen
Find out how I can help .

"I truly want to thank you for helping to make our trip a joyous adventure. We will always be grateful to you for enhancing our experiences." —N. Higgins, Black Mountain, NC

Find Authentic Luxury Destinations

Click the map to find articles and travel tips about your favorite destinations.

Subscribe via RSS Feed Follow Me on Twitter Connect on Facebook Connect on Google Plus Connect on LinkedIn
© 2021 Authentic Luxury Travel. All rights reserved. Design & Development by Acorn Interactive.