Difference between revisions of "Frederick Santee"

As a small town doctor, he was known for charging very low fees and sometimes even accepted barter from poor rural farmers who could not afford to pay. Both he and his father were famous around the region for only charging 50-cents for an office visit and $1 for a home visit. Santee stated that they had no office fees and only charged patients for the cost of medicine. Due to these charitable practices, local papers positively hailed the Santee medical office as a form of socialized medicine.

As a small town doctor, he was known for charging very low fees and sometimes even accepted barter from poor rural farmers who could not afford to pay. Both he and his father were famous around the region for only charging 50-cents for an office visit and $1 for a home visit. Santee stated that they had no office fees and only charged patients for the cost of medicine. Due to these charitable practices, local papers positively hailed the Santee medical office as a form of socialized medicine.

It has been speculated that he sometimes dispensed medications without much discretion and would give prescriptions for highly addictive drugs to any patient who asked for them. His annual order for morphine was so high that it once triggered an investigation from the Food and Drug Administration.

It has been speculated that he sometimes dispensed medications without much discretion and would give prescriptions for highly addictive drugs to any patient who asked for them. His annual order for morphine was so high that it once triggered an investigation from the Food and Drug Administration.