My primary care doctor sent me to the emergency department

My wife who is eight months pregnant went to a routine prenatal appointment last week. She told the OB doctor that she was concerned she had pink eye. OB providers, along with pediatrics, family medicine, and internal medicine all constitute primary care providers (PCP) and pink eye is a common primary care condition.

Surprisingly, the OB physician referred her to the nearest acute care facility. Attributing this provider’s recommendation as rare …

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