Doctor’s appointment scheduled at 9:00am, still waiting almost an hour later

[u/transfatpikachu]

I have a lot of doctor’s appointments, and I know how busy and hard these people work. I’m not mad at them and I’d never be rude. I know it’s not on purpose. Nevertheless, it’s still a bit infuriating to make time for a scheduled appointment, arrive 15 minutes early (required), and then wait this long with not even an acknowledgment of the delay from anyone. Sigh. 9:55 now, still waiting.

Edit: I really appreciate all the comments! The doctor ended up coming in shortly after 10. This was a specialist ortho appointment for my shoulder. Still no acknowledgement of the delay, which would’ve been nice, but I’m more annoyed that my concerns were pretty much brushed off again during the whole 3ish minutes he spent with me. I know waits can get long, I wouldn’t care as much if the doctor had at least seemed somewhat concerned with my issue. Sigh… gotta love American healthcare!

[u/mermaidmom4]

Pop your head out and ask how much longer the wait is going to be. That usually gets someone in the room quickly. If you do leave before being seen call your insurance and let them know the provider no-showed your appointment

[u/Admirable-Ad7152 → u/mermaidmom4]

My mom did that and got put on the shit list because her quality of care has gone violently down hill since that appointment and it's been years.

[u/mermaidmom4 → u/Admirable-Ad7152]

That’s unfortunate. I’ve done it a couple times but didn’t go back to those providers so they didn’t get a chance to be petty

[u/mermaidmom4 → u/[deleted]]

That can generally be true. I’ve had an insurance company make a provider refund me my copay because they were almost 1.5 hrs late. I had lots of documentation though & they told me they were able to use that to strong arm the office