I think it also depends upon the practice or facility how well they can handle their patient load. Good for you for being straightforward with your pediatrician about the excessive wait time.
About excessive wait times in emergency rooms, there was an article posted a few years ago on this subject, citing cases of people who had died waiting to be seen or admitted.
We're fortunate to be surrounded by enough hospitals/ER's within a five-mile radius to count on one hand. One in particular has the best reputation for getting ER patients attended to in short order, and without making the paperwork more urgent than the care.
My daughter's ENT tends to have a bit of an office wait. But, when he does get to her, he takes his time in his consultation. This I appreciate, as he doesn't make you feel like just a number on a file folder.
I love the idea of billing the doctor for your excessive wait time, although I doubt your invoice would be paid. I also like the new generation of first care clinics popping up where people can go for vaccinations and non-emergency care instead of making an appointment with their primary care physicians. These clinics are lower cost and staffed by Nurse Practitioners, nurses with advanced credentials. Such clinics help ameliorate patient load and can probably take care of sore throats and sniffles more expeditiously than your pediatrician.
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I think it also depends upon the practice or facility how well they can handle their patient load. Good for you for being straightforward with your pediatrician about the excessive wait time.
About excessive wait times in emergency rooms, there was an article posted a few years ago on this subject, citing cases of people who had died waiting to be seen or admitted.
We're fortunate to be surrounded by enough hospitals/ER's within a five-mile radius to count on one hand. One in particular has the best reputation for getting ER patients attended to in short order, and without making the paperwork more urgent than the care.
My daughter's ENT tends to have a bit of an office wait. But, when he does get to her, he takes his time in his consultation. This I appreciate, as he doesn't make you feel like just a number on a file folder.
I love the idea of billing the doctor for your excessive wait time, although I doubt your invoice would be paid. I also like the new generation of first care clinics popping up where people can go for vaccinations and non-emergency care instead of making an appointment with their primary care physicians. These clinics are lower cost and staffed by Nurse Practitioners, nurses with advanced credentials. Such clinics help ameliorate patient load and can probably take care of sore throats and sniffles more expeditiously than your pediatrician.
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