Waiting at a doctor's office is very frustrating. It takes time out of your day, and we usually put it off until we absolutely have to go. This is some steps you can take to reduce your wait time.
Call your Doctors office and ask what days they have early morning appointments available. Trying to get the first appointment of the day will help you get seen faster.
Tell them you will call them back in 10 minutes to set up the appointment. Take this time to look at your schedule and see what day would be best for you. I recommend not choosing Mondays; this is the day that everyone makes appointments. Some people do not make appointments they just show up.
Call the Doctors office back and set your appointment. Ask the receptionist if you will be filling out any paperwork. If you will have to, arrive a few minutes early. Even if you have the first appointment of the day, the office usually opens a few minutes before there first appointment.
Most doctors' offices have you set appointments, but are first come, first serve. You can ask the receptionist if they do this. If so, arrive early to your appointment.
I have followed these steps for every appointment I have had recently, and they work. I usually only wait for about five minutes to be seen.
Call your Doctors office and ask what days they have early morning appointments available. Trying to get the first appointment of the day will help you get seen faster.
Tell them you will call them back in 10 minutes to set up the appointment. Take this time to look at your schedule and see what day would be best for you. I recommend not choosing Mondays; this is the day that everyone makes appointments. Some people do not make appointments they just show up.
Call the Doctors office back and set your appointment. Ask the receptionist if you will be filling out any paperwork. If you will have to, arrive a few minutes early. Even if you have the first appointment of the day, the office usually opens a few minutes before there first appointment.
Most doctors' offices have you set appointments, but are first come, first serve. You can ask the receptionist if they do this. If so, arrive early to your appointment.
I have followed these steps for every appointment I have had recently, and they work. I usually only wait for about five minutes to be seen.
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Very good tips. I tried doing this when I found out my doctor's office did the first come first serve practice. I used to try and get there for the first appointment in the morning and then my doctor wouldn't get there for an hour or would be late for whatever reason and I was stuck waiting anyway.
Five minutes would be a dream! Usually it is an hour just to get fasting blood work done where I go.
Good tips. I once saw a doctor who actually wrote the time down you arrived and your appointment time, and if you waited over fifteen minutes to get to the examination room, he looked to his staff for an explanation, but most others, the wait was much longer. I usually try to have something useful to do during my wait.
Really good tips, and I will be following them next time I have an appointment!
Good information--especially for this time of year :D
Good tips.
Good suggestions Nona!
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