Re: Appointment wait times (Not necessarily CHARGE related)

[Guest guest]

Assuming you dont count when i get to appointments 2 hours early cause im

afraid im gonna be late... um one and a half hours i think was the worst

ive ever had. It was my orthodontist. She was always over booked.

For my other doctors, probably averages half and hour to 45 minuts.

What prompts your questions? How long have you had to wait? I dont think its

nessisarily anything personal that the docs do that. You would be surprized

how many patients walk in late and push the doctor's time table off cause

they want to have a right amount of time with each patient.

Chantelle

[Guest guest]

Well lets see I wait about 10 mins in the waiting room and then she

gets weighted and measured. Then we go into a room and wait anther 15

to 20 mins for a med student. Then 5 mins for a nurse to take viteals

and finally 15 mins for the true doctor. So I spend at least an hour

to an hour and a half of waiting almost everytime we go. GI and ENT

are the worst!!

Crystal and Eva (1 year old CHARGER)

>

> How long is your average wait time (in the waiting room, before the

appointment) to see your child's doctor (or your own)? What is the

longest time you have had to wait?

>

> (mom to Evan 9 mos CHARGEr)

>

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[Guest guest]

im as the same as others but ive waited for three days for drs when ive

acutlay been in hosptial in their rooms at least an hour and a hlaf for my

endo coz she was chasing up soem results befor she would send me home

>

> Well, if you get there late, you usually ahve to wait to see the doctor

> for

> ages. If im on time its usually pretty ok

>

>

> >

> > typically, most of our doctors run fairly close to " on time " and from

> the

> > time I arrive to the time I leave is about an hour (that is my idea of

> " on

> > time! " lol!)

> >

> > However, for our Endocrinologist, who is very very special, we drive far

> -

> > which means I normally arrive nearly an hour early because if I don't I

> > run

> > into traffic and I end up late - and she usually sees us two to three

> > hours

> > after our scheduled time, and then we have to do lab work before we

> leave

> > -

> > so it is " the better part of a day " affair.

> >

> > but it sure beats older days, sixteen years ago when doctors really ran

> > very

> > late and all the surgeries - in patient and out patient - that we used

> to

> > have to do.....

> >

> > )

> >

> > Smiles~!

> >

> > Yuka

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > >

> > > How long is your average wait time (in the waiting room, before the

> > appointment) to see your child's doctor (or your own)? What is the

> > longest time you have had to wait?

> > >

> > > (mom to Evan 9 mos CHARGEr)

> >

> >

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[Guest guest]

im as the same as others but ive waited for three days for drs when ive

acutlay been in hosptial in their rooms at least an hour and a hlaf for my

endo coz she was chasing up soem results befor she would send me home

>

> Well, if you get there late, you usually ahve to wait to see the doctor

> for

> ages. If im on time its usually pretty ok

>

>

> >

> > typically, most of our doctors run fairly close to " on time " and from

> the

> > time I arrive to the time I leave is about an hour (that is my idea of

> " on

> > time! " lol!)

> >

> > However, for our Endocrinologist, who is very very special, we drive far

> -

> > which means I normally arrive nearly an hour early because if I don't I

> > run

> > into traffic and I end up late - and she usually sees us two to three

> > hours

> > after our scheduled time, and then we have to do lab work before we

> leave

> > -

> > so it is " the better part of a day " affair.

> >

> > but it sure beats older days, sixteen years ago when doctors really ran

> > very

> > late and all the surgeries - in patient and out patient - that we used

> to

> > have to do.....

> >

> > )

> >

> > Smiles~!

> >

> > Yuka

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > >

> > > How long is your average wait time (in the waiting room, before the

> > appointment) to see your child's doctor (or your own)? What is the

> > longest time you have had to wait?

> > >

> > > (mom to Evan 9 mos CHARGEr)

> >

> >

> >

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> > http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=2117043995

> >

> > Membership of this email support group does not constitute membership in

> > the CHARGE Syndrome Foundation; for information about the CHARGE

> Syndrome

> > Foundation or to become a member (and get the newsletter),

> > please contact marion@... or visit

> > the web site at http://www.chargesyndrome.org

> >

> > 8th International

> > CHARGE Syndrome Conference, July, 2007. Information will be available at

> > www.chargesyndrome.org or by calling 1-.

> >

[Guest guest]

20-30 mins is not too long; it's hard to accurately ascertain prior to

appointments how long someone will take, what questions they will have,

etc. Would THEY like to be rushed if they had significant concerns they

wanted to discuss, etc? That being said, if it is past 30 minutes

consistently, they may want to discuss an additional booking the next day,

etc for the person who had more concerns.

>

> Thanks for the input everyone. What prompted the question was one of my

> patient's husband flipped out because I they had to wait 20 minutes before I

> saw them. And earlier this week, I had another patient get upset and

> reschedule and appointment because they had to wait 30 minutes. Both days I

> was running late because we were short a staff member, so it was basically

> out of my control. I know when I go to an appointment, I expect I am going

> to have to wait at least 1/2 hour--on a regular, running-smoothly day--so

> I'm having a difficult time understanding why these two people

> over-reacted. I just wanted to check and make sure you all have similar

> experiences.

>

> (mom to Evan 9 mos)

>

>

> ---------------------------------

>

[Guest guest]

20-30 mins is not too long; it's hard to accurately ascertain prior to

appointments how long someone will take, what questions they will have,

etc. Would THEY like to be rushed if they had significant concerns they

wanted to discuss, etc? That being said, if it is past 30 minutes

consistently, they may want to discuss an additional booking the next day,

etc for the person who had more concerns.

>

> Thanks for the input everyone. What prompted the question was one of my

> patient's husband flipped out because I they had to wait 20 minutes before I

> saw them. And earlier this week, I had another patient get upset and

> reschedule and appointment because they had to wait 30 minutes. Both days I

> was running late because we were short a staff member, so it was basically

> out of my control. I know when I go to an appointment, I expect I am going

> to have to wait at least 1/2 hour--on a regular, running-smoothly day--so

> I'm having a difficult time understanding why these two people

> over-reacted. I just wanted to check and make sure you all have similar

> experiences.

>

> (mom to Evan 9 mos)

>

>

> ---------------------------------

>

[Guest guest]

This post is quite ironic. Yesterday took Patty to a doctor

appointment. She has another sinus/ear infection and some other things going

on. They

had to wait over an hour and forty minutes. Got to love though. Once the

doctor came in calmly let him know that Patty and his time is as

important as the doctors and was insulted that they had to wait that long. He

also

informed him that they shouldn't schedule so many people at one time if they

didn't have the adequate staff. He then let him know that he expected good care

for Patty and not a drive by. The doctor apologized up and down. You can

bet that won't happen again.

When the appointment ended also thanked him for the outstanding job he

did.

I just love that man!

Bonnie, Mom to a 23, Patty CHARGE 21, and wife to

[Guest guest]

This post is quite ironic. Yesterday took Patty to a doctor

appointment. She has another sinus/ear infection and some other things going

on. They

had to wait over an hour and forty minutes. Got to love though. Once the

doctor came in calmly let him know that Patty and his time is as

important as the doctors and was insulted that they had to wait that long. He

also

informed him that they shouldn't schedule so many people at one time if they

didn't have the adequate staff. He then let him know that he expected good care

for Patty and not a drive by. The doctor apologized up and down. You can

bet that won't happen again.

When the appointment ended also thanked him for the outstanding job he

did.

I just love that man!

Bonnie, Mom to a 23, Patty CHARGE 21, and wife to

[Guest guest]

long before I ever had children, I used to cleverly schedule appointments

first thing in the morning or just after lunch, and then feel thwarted that

the appointments still ran late.

Then when our first son was born, with CHARGE, and my OB would show up to my

bedside at 7:00 am and took great care and time with me, our son and the

NICU I realized why he was so often as much as an hour late in the morning

for his " first " appointment. For the nine weeks we were at the NICU, I saw

our OB regularly in the halls at all hours of the day - I just never knew

the lion's share of a physician's day. When our first son was in the

hospital with pneumonia when he was three and our pediatrician was there

every morning, noon and night - seeing us first thing in the morning, at

noon instead of lunch, and at the end of her day - and I was humbled even

further.

When and I wait at Children's Hospital for hours four times a year for

our moment in the sun with our wonderful Endocrinologist, all I need to do

is think of the number of emergencies that come into the ER at Children's,

and the children she pulls out of Diabetic coma, and I feel honored to even

wait.

For myself, I can make myself inconsolable if I either feel a sense of

obligation or a sense of entitlement. And I feel the most joyous when I

find myself in a state of gratitude and willingness. Sometimes I need an

overwhelming amount of understanding and cause - I just can't take it on

faith..... but I am learning....

with love,

Yuka

> The other thing which frustrates me is when I book the first appointment

of

> the day (eg 9am) so the doctor doesn't have time to be running late...or

so

> I think...!

[Guest guest]

long before I ever had children, I used to cleverly schedule appointments

first thing in the morning or just after lunch, and then feel thwarted that

the appointments still ran late.

Then when our first son was born, with CHARGE, and my OB would show up to my

bedside at 7:00 am and took great care and time with me, our son and the

NICU I realized why he was so often as much as an hour late in the morning

for his " first " appointment. For the nine weeks we were at the NICU, I saw

our OB regularly in the halls at all hours of the day - I just never knew

the lion's share of a physician's day. When our first son was in the

hospital with pneumonia when he was three and our pediatrician was there

every morning, noon and night - seeing us first thing in the morning, at

noon instead of lunch, and at the end of her day - and I was humbled even

further.

When and I wait at Children's Hospital for hours four times a year for

our moment in the sun with our wonderful Endocrinologist, all I need to do

is think of the number of emergencies that come into the ER at Children's,

and the children she pulls out of Diabetic coma, and I feel honored to even

wait.

For myself, I can make myself inconsolable if I either feel a sense of

obligation or a sense of entitlement. And I feel the most joyous when I

find myself in a state of gratitude and willingness. Sometimes I need an

overwhelming amount of understanding and cause - I just can't take it on

faith..... but I am learning....

with love,

Yuka

> The other thing which frustrates me is when I book the first appointment

of

> the day (eg 9am) so the doctor doesn't have time to be running late...or

so

> I think...!

[Guest guest]

Re. Waiting times....you all sound so tolerant!! I must try to improve my

attitude....!!

This is a bug bear of mine I have to admit!

Here in the UK it is common to have to wait for anything from 30 min - 1hr

plus for a scheduled appointment. It wouldn't be so bad if your child's

appointments were once in a blue moon, but when appointments are a weekly or

even twice/3 times weekly thing then the waiting hours start to add up and

it gets annoying. My/'s time is just as important as the doctors....I

feel!

The other thing which frustrates me is when I book the first appointment of

the day (eg 9am) so the doctor doesn't have time to be running late...or so

I think...!

More often than not I find the doctor actually turns up 20 - 30 mins late

for the first appointment of the day so the overrun is right from the start

of the day and not just due to them spending extra time with patients.

is (Mum to , UK ,aged 2)

[Guest guest]

Re. Waiting times....you all sound so tolerant!! I must try to improve my

attitude....!!

This is a bug bear of mine I have to admit!

Here in the UK it is common to have to wait for anything from 30 min - 1hr

plus for a scheduled appointment. It wouldn't be so bad if your child's

appointments were once in a blue moon, but when appointments are a weekly or

even twice/3 times weekly thing then the waiting hours start to add up and

it gets annoying. My/'s time is just as important as the doctors....I

feel!

The other thing which frustrates me is when I book the first appointment of

the day (eg 9am) so the doctor doesn't have time to be running late...or so

I think...!

More often than not I find the doctor actually turns up 20 - 30 mins late

for the first appointment of the day so the overrun is right from the start

of the day and not just due to them spending extra time with patients.

is (Mum to , UK ,aged 2)

[Guest guest]

yuka love3 you widsom

>

> long before I ever had children, I used to cleverly schedule appointments

> first thing in the morning or just after lunch, and then feel thwarted

> that

> the appointments still ran late.

>

> Then when our first son was born, with CHARGE, and my OB would show up to

> my

> bedside at 7:00 am and took great care and time with me, our son and the

> NICU I realized why he was so often as much as an hour late in the morning

> for his " first " appointment. For the nine weeks we were at the NICU, I

> saw

> our OB regularly in the halls at all hours of the day - I just never knew

> the lion's share of a physician's day. When our first son was in the

> hospital with pneumonia when he was three and our pediatrician was there

> every morning, noon and night - seeing us first thing in the morning, at

> noon instead of lunch, and at the end of her day - and I was humbled even

> further.

>

> When and I wait at Children's Hospital for hours four times a year

> for

> our moment in the sun with our wonderful Endocrinologist, all I need to do

> is think of the number of emergencies that come into the ER at Children's,

> and the children she pulls out of Diabetic coma, and I feel honored to

> even

> wait.

>

> For myself, I can make myself inconsolable if I either feel a sense of

> obligation or a sense of entitlement. And I feel the most joyous when I

> find myself in a state of gratitude and willingness. Sometimes I need an

> overwhelming amount of understanding and cause - I just can't take it on

> faith..... but I am learning....

>

> with love,

>

> Yuka

>

>

> > The other thing which frustrates me is when I book the first appointment

> of

> > the day (eg 9am) so the doctor doesn't have time to be running late...or

> so

> > I think...!

>

>

>

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> http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=2117043995

>

> Membership of this email support group does not constitute membership in

> the CHARGE Syndrome Foundation; for information about the CHARGE Syndrome

> Foundation or to become a member (and get the newsletter),

> please contact marion@... or visit

> the web site at http://www.chargesyndrome.org

>

> 8th International

> CHARGE Syndrome Conference, July, 2007. Information will be available at

> www.chargesyndrome.org or by calling 1-.

>