WARNING to all new patients - don't be more than 10 min late ever! We don't write many reviews, but this experience was frustrating enough to share and unfortunately we have to find a new pediatrician. This was going to be our third visit with Dr. Corso and her team for a quick routine check with our 1 month old.
While heading there, unfamiliar with Oregon City traffic and preparing a newborn to get out the door, we realized we'd be about 10 min late. Normally it takes us 20 minutes, but today it was closer to 30. So we called ahead as a courtesy to let the office know we'd be 5-10 minutes late, per Apple Maps (the ETA was changing as we were on the phone). We spoke to Ashley, who put us on hold without explanation. When she returned, she just said, "Ok, we'll see you when you get here!"--no mention of any issues nor any risk of us being turned away!
We arrived in the parking lot 10 minutes past our appointment time, and it took another 3 minutes to get our newborn through the door and to the receptionist. After checking in, the staff ran back to speak with their MA (Taylor?). A couple minutes later, we were told our appointment was cancelled, they are going into their next appointment. So their appointments are 10 min long?
We were shocked, not because of the policy itself--it's fair--but the complete lack of communication is frustrating. Nowhere was this policy mentioned: not on their website, in emails, in person, or even during our phone call. Had they just told us, we would've apologized for being late and gladly rescheduled and saved everyone the time and stress. I have actually never been turned away for an appointment, especially for seeing a doctor. Do the same rules apply to the doctors for being late? Not sure how we are the first patients to encounter this rule or least share this - feels like we were personally attacked.
As new parents--and small business owners in healthcare--we would've appreciated a little more compassion, understanding, and transparency. Even being given a warning for future visits or the option to wait or be seen later would've been better than being dismissed entirely after trying to communicate in good faith. We consider ourselves very easy going and try not to make much fuss, so if this would've worked out, this "10 minute appointment" could've turned into an 18 yr long doctor-patient relationship. Good for business right? read more