La Ronge Medical Clinic hopes to curb no shows
The La Ronge Medical Clinic is addressing the volume of patients who don’t show up to their appointments with a new policy.
The policy was introduced after analysing data collected between August and October of this year. Almost 740 patients booked appointments and didn’t show up. In the same time frame, the clinic was forced to turn away almost 460 patients.
“When we get people that don’t show up for their appointments, they’re using a spot that could have been used for somebody who really wanted to see a physician,” Clinic manager Rhonda Oliver said. “[The policy is] to deter the no-shows, and to let them know these spots are precious.”
If a patient books an appointment and doesn’t show up at the scheduled time twice in a row, they will no longer have advanced booking privileges according to the clinic manager.