The next in a continuing series:
A herniated disc kept Thomas Dobson flat on his back all winter and now he can’t find a doctor to sign his application for disability benefits.
“The problem is I need a doctor,” said Dobson. “I’ve called every number in the book.”
Dobson had no success because there are no physicians taking new patients and no walk-in clinics in the city.










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