Do celebrities get better medical treatment?

Do Celebrities Get Better Care? A thank-you to hospitalist Rob Wachter and his informative and readable new medical blog, Wachter’s World, for tackling a question that might have occurred to some last week. Otherwise, celebs are treated pretty much the same as any other patient and are at no less risk of an inept slip.

How do celebrities go to doctors?

There is little difference between how celebrities find the best doctors compared to the general public. Both tend to use the web to search for doctors specializing in particular treatments. Or ask people in their network of friends and family for recommendations.

Do famous people go to the doctor?

For the most part, ailing celebrities go to hospitals their doctors recommend, usually ones they are affiliated with. Many wealthy, well-known people live on the Westside, as do their physicians.

How do you treat a celebrity?

Be polite and casual with them. Try not to freak out and act different around them then you would anyone else. Celebrities will likely appreciate being treated like regular people. You can compliment their work and tell them you are a huge fan, but try not to go overboard (like scream and cry) when you talk to them.

Do celebrities go to the emergency room?

But when things go wrong — a shooting, an overdose or unexpected sickness — there’s no velvet-lined medical treatment center awaiting famous people. Instead, they visit the same emergency rooms as everyone else and find that their fans are just as interested in their troubles as their successes — maybe more so.

Do celebrities have special doctors?

A quick search for celebrity doctors reveals many practices, particularly in Hollywood, that are designed with celebrity patients in mind. Whereas these doctors do not have any special licensure or degree in dealing with celebrities, their medical practices are tailored to those living in the celebrity world.

Do celebrities go to normal hospitals?

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles has more than its share of experience caring for high-profile celebrities: Among its reported past high-profile patients are Lucille Ball, Frank Sinatra, and Elizabeth Taylor—and just this month, Marvel comics creator Stan Lee reportedly received care at the hospital shortly …