How long does it take to see your doctor when making an appointment?

Question

I decided to switch family doctor and i called three different family doctors. Two said the earliest they can get me in is two weeks from today, and one said three. Is that normal? The one i've been seeing can get me in pretty quickly, on the same day or two days at most. how long does it take you to make an appointment with your family doc?

Answer 1

Yes, it very normal. A lot of Dr.s only take new patients on certain days and certain times, if the Dr. is really good and comes highly recommended, then yes it will take longer to get an appointment.  Once you become an established patient then it will not take as long to get an appointment.  

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Answer 3

Two or three weeks and yes it's normal. My Doctor has 5,000 patients

Answer 4

It depends on the doctor to be honest.  Normally a doctor is booked solid for the week that you are calling.  Some even are booked months in advance.

If you are in need of a doctor right away I suggest going to an emergency clinic or a quick care as they tend to see patients that day (although you'd be spending a day in the office).

Other than when you're first switching practitioners there tends to be a slight wait time due to transferring records and establishing a rapport.  

For me, it takes at least 3-4 weeks to get an appt with my doctor.