Agree with your comment. Most medical practices are OWNED by a hospital system. The doctor is just an employee being directed to follow a patient schedule that they did not set up

My doctor have a note on the wall saying that if you miss an appointment he will refuse to reschedule. I had to postpone one appointment the other day so his secretary started saying that if I did that he wouldn't see me again until november. I said ok and scheduled another doctor. Now they are calling me with an "earlier tine". GFY don't treat me like a child

Same! I've dealt with several major health issues and been burned so many times. I spent almost a full year bed ridden, waiting for a surgery that was deemed "elective" when I could barely walk, and was in 10/10 pain while on the max amount of pain killers, and fighting with insurance every step of the way to have them cover things my plan covered. All the while, bleeding thousands of dollars to get all kinds of tests done, sometimes multiple times for the same test, and at an already significant financial strain due to being mostly bedridden.. Anyone that tells me the healthcare system in this country is OK gets a 20 minute lecture, minimum.

Anyways, I found a seemingly legitimate primary care physician the other day. He was available, on time, knowledgeable, his staff could answer questions, and knew how to read blood pressure correctly. I was astonished. I'm still waiting to find out how his office is too good to be true but, in the mean time... 🤞

I think what's most infuriating is that they don't even apologize for being late.

If you tend to schedule as one of the earliest appointments in the day, you'll often be seen on time ime. It's the later appointments that get shafted.

Due to my work schedule, I always have to pick the earliest available appointments in the mornings, and I've not generally had a problem with it at various places I've been.

Had a doctor like that as well. He was always on time because he had not patients. Had to drop him when I got seriously ill.

It depends on how busy the day is, I guess. Today I arrived 5 minutes early and waited for less than a minute. But my GP is pretty good at scheduling anyway; I don't think I've ever waited for more than 15 minutes.

you probably aren't american then

Wow one doctor! Your personal anecdote must cancel out this stereotype. Here is your trophy 🏆.

Just put them at the end of the queue if they're not there when scheduled.

But how else am I going to wait in line for an hour so some dickhead who couldn’t graduate high school can touch all my shit and throw out my toothpaste?

You know, I've found that to be pretty fucking useless because they apparently just straight up lie when I call (they're never running behind, especially when they are definitely running behind).

Glad it worked for you though.

America for sure has this problem, and if you're late or miss it, you get charged extra.

Also, sometimes you have to wait months or even longer for specialists and everything is expensive as fuck. Total bullshit.

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