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[quote=Anonymous]lol.

I am so accustomed to doctors being late that I just assume that my appointments will be 2 hours long because half of it is waiting. This was true when I was with the midwives at WHC in 2015, and with the doctors I had at an urban hospital in a different city.

For those who think that there are no emergencies with basic doctor/midwife/ped appointments, that's just straight up not true. I've had a doctor come into a pediatrician appointment an hour late because of an emergency that came up in an appointment right before ours -- those delays stack and it's really hard to make up time. I also had an OB late once and heard screaming and a lot of activity from the room right over, so... who knows what was going on.

I switched my own doctor to a concierge-style service (unrelated to wait times) and now she's never late. But that makes me feel icky, like if you pay more you get better service, but at my more "urban" hospitals, where they take all comers, you just have to wait. It sucks but it's medicine in America.

If you can't wait, schedule your appointment for the early morning. [/quote]

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