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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
These aren't valid excuses for making patients with appointments wait. It shows poor time management and/or a disregard for patients who show up on time for a scheduled appointment. Most doctors are able to stay on schedule.
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Well, what would you suggest? Should the practitioners not address any concerns brought up by a patient during their visit? Should they cut short their time with any patient who is in the examining room with them because of time constraints? is the Dr actually there at appointment time? Has something kept their on time arrival delayed? That then opens another gripe fest....Dr. rushed me, didn’t listen, spent time looking at his/her computer....patient might not know, realize or even care that all is logged into their chart electronically and now that takes up time. I do agree that 2 hours is way too long to wait without notification about why there is such a long delay. If such long delays are the norm, I might consider seeking a different clinic....but first I’d try to find out why constant delays occurred, especially if the physician is a good one for my care.