How Long Do You Wait in The Doctors Waiting Room?

I recognize you. It's been quite a long long time since I've seen you here though. (somecowgil here). As for your question? A private practice doctor? Hmm.. You should have to wait no more than thrity minutes AFTER the scheduled time. Though you shouldn't have to wait at all. A good doctor's office would you have in the room a few minutes before your appointment is to begin. As for the matter of waiting in the examining room, oh I hate that! It seems like they bring you back and then you are waiting an extra few minutes before being seen at all. I think, within the examining room, you should only need to wait (at most) ten minutes.

Do you want my opinion ....I think most appointments should be on time. Doctors can get behind due to unplanned situations which could occasionally mean a long wait. From time to time I can and will be patient, but if the doctor is always late....they need a different scheduling secretary.

Depends on what type of Doctor I am seeing and where I am seeing them at. Right now the doctor I see I can get in and out of there pretty quick. My old Doctor always had to wait. Some of the specialists, it can be a long wait especially if they have a lot of clientel they are seeing for the day. Even sometimes when I even book my apt early in the day.

Have not been to a doctor's office in a while but whenever I did go I was always prepared to wait a while. If I got there on time and was invited in right away, it was a shock!! I think the longest I might have waited is up to 2 hours. Longer than that would have been because of an emergency for the doctir and back-up had be called to have those patients with appointments seen.