Yeah, I get that. I deal with patients canceling and no-showing as well.

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Aug 30, 2024
7:21:04am

SuperTank All-American

I haven’t adopted a ridiculous scheduling system like this, however. Maybe I should look into it.

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SuperTank

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there’s not much more frustrating than scheduling a surgery. My wife is having

SuperTank

Aug 30, 6:58am

The answer to your question is:

Dr MoBYU

Aug 30, 7:02am

Isn't this like any other business, though?

DubuMfalme

Aug 30, 7:35am

Ok…so why tell them to be there at 6am if the doors are going to be locked and first surgery comes in at 7:30?

FromCAtoUT

Aug 30, 7:57am

Definitely a pain. Lots of fluctuations in surgical center schedule occur

IGlowInTheDark

Aug 30, 7:03am

Happened to me twice this week. I’ve lost thousands this year bc of it but it’s

Dr MoBYU

Aug 30, 7:05am

That’s ok, we’re just greedy anyway

IGlowInTheDark

Aug 30, 7:11am

RE: That’s ok, we’re just greedy anyway

Turd Ferguson

Aug 30, 7:19am

Yeah, I get that. I deal with patients canceling and no-showing as well.

SuperTank

Aug 30, 7:21am

I think surgical center operations are just absurd.

IGlowInTheDark

Aug 30, 7:25am

It also depends if it’s a surgical center versus a hospital. Plenty of hospitals do outpatient surgery and emergent/

Littlerich

Aug 30, 7:53am

My wife is having surgery in a week. Initially told us to be there at 5 AM for

SWKTNative

Aug 30, 7:04am

It's like flying with the airlines

WJCougar

Aug 30, 7:18am

Even worse is when they tell you the surgery will be at 8 am and they get

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

Aug 30, 7:05am

I got two movie tickets for waiting hours for my surgery

maxpowers

Aug 30, 7:16am

$1,000 per ticket...that's fair 🙂

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

Aug 30, 7:26am

Sometimes to our benefit

AggieWeekendCougar

Aug 30, 7:20am

Most of my totals are scheduled months in advance and I tell the patients they will get a call the day before for their

Osteotome

Aug 30, 7:35am

That’s great your wife can get her knee fixed and get on with recovery.

bbhammer

Aug 30, 7:33am

You’re*

SuperTank

Aug 30, 7:37am

Seriously though, hope all goes well in surgery and recovery. All the best!

bbhammer

Aug 30, 9:43am

My schedule is constantly fluctuating

WorfoSAUR

Aug 30, 8:03am

20 minutes? I'm calling it..vasectomy guy here folks.

JarJarBeeps

Aug 30, 8:15am

Cataracts

claw

Aug 30, 8:22am

my HCBW was supposed to have surgery during the COVID mess.

Xenon

Aug 30, 8:14am

I get it it sucks but just plan on your whole day being ruined..

cougfanz

Aug 30, 8:25am

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