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Your Obstetrician Gynecologist Frequently asked questions:

7.  How busy is your practice?  How many deliveries do you do a month?  What is the average waiting time?  How long do I have to wait for an appointment?

The answer to these questions will determine your experience at that physician's office.  There are only a certain number of hours in a work day.  If a physician sees 40 patients a day and delivers 30 patients a month, how much time is he or she spending with each patient?  How much time is he or she spending with you?  Occasional delays in appointment schedule are unavoidable in an ob/gyn office, but is it acceptable to routinely wait more than 60 minutes for all your appointments? 

We do not think so.  We value our patients' time just as much as we value ours.  We put limits on the number of patients we schedule for each physician each day at 25.  Of course, there are rare emergencies that we have to add on the same day.  We see most of our patients within 30 minutes of their appointment time.  On those occasions of unscheduled deliveries or emergency surgeries, we make every effort to inform our scheduled patients prior to their arrival.  Also, we do not believe that delivering more than an average of 15 patients per physician per month is wise.  Too many deliveries in too busy of a practice increases the chance for medical errors.  Moreover, all our staff have active family lives which we very much value.  To make good compassionate physicians, we must have a good balance between our home life and our medical practice. 

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