This has been a trope forever, but is it really still common? I usually get into a room within a few minutes of my appointment time. Then a tech takes my vitals and collects other info - which is part of the appointment and the doctor doesn’t need to be there for it. Then a few minutes later the actual doctor shows up. I haven’t timed it but it’s not annoyingly long.
Specialists? JFC I waited an hour and a half one time for a literal BY LITERAL I MEAN LITERAL 2 minute appointment. I almost fucking left at the 1 hour mark but that’s when they started telling me I was next. This place charges $50 for missed appointments without 48 hour notice too. And 10 minutes after your appointment time is considered missed if YOU’RE the one who is late.
Which all makes sense until they leave you in the waiting room for an hour and a half and you’re left wondering if you can charge THEM for your damn time.
Specialists are a whole different ballgame. When my daughter got treated for a tumor (she got cured) we learned that “waiting” is cancer’s middle name.
Well yeah in civilized countries it is the norm. You know, countries where you don’t have to go into debt for multiple generations just cos u visisted the doctor once. That explains why in the US you don’t have to wait - there simply aren’t a lot of people who can afford to see a doctor.
This has been a trope forever, but is it really still common? I usually get into a room within a few minutes of my appointment time. Then a tech takes my vitals and collects other info - which is part of the appointment and the doctor doesn’t need to be there for it. Then a few minutes later the actual doctor shows up. I haven’t timed it but it’s not annoyingly long.
edit: American here
Primary care? No. I generally get in on time.
Specialists? JFC I waited an hour and a half one time for a literal BY LITERAL I MEAN LITERAL 2 minute appointment. I almost fucking left at the 1 hour mark but that’s when they started telling me I was next. This place charges $50 for missed appointments without 48 hour notice too. And 10 minutes after your appointment time is considered missed if YOU’RE the one who is late.
Which all makes sense until they leave you in the waiting room for an hour and a half and you’re left wondering if you can charge THEM for your damn time.
Specialists are a whole different ballgame. When my daughter got treated for a tumor (she got cured) we learned that “waiting” is cancer’s middle name.
It depends on the doctor today. I have a few that make you wait forever and then are in and out in 30 seconds when they see me.
Well yeah in civilized countries it is the norm. You know, countries where you don’t have to go into debt for multiple generations just cos u visisted the doctor once. That explains why in the US you don’t have to wait - there simply aren’t a lot of people who can afford to see a doctor.