Appointments & Cancellations

We welcome new obstetric and gynecologic patients.

When calling for an appointment, please describe your needs to our staff so that an appropriate length of time can be reserved for you. We attempt to schedule appointments to accommodate our patients’ needs.

We also make every effort to see patients at scheduled appointment times. We respect the value of your time and want to spare you long waits. Our specialty does involve emergency procedures, surgical delays and the least predictable of all, deliveries. Consequently, we ask for your understanding. If we are running behind, our staff will attempt to notify you of any delays.

We also request that you arrive promptly for your visit. If you are unable to keep your appointment or are going to be late, please call the office as soon as possible. For your first visit, please arrive 15 minutes early to fill out medical history and registration forms.

Please provide our office with accurate, up-to-date contact information. This information includes telephone numbers (work, home and cell), address, employer, and names and telephone numbers of individuals we could call in the event of a medical emergency.

Referral from another Provider

If you are being referred to us from another practitioner, please obtain a copy of your medical records for us before your scheduled appointment time. This will allow our practitioners to review your medical information in advance.

Mammogram

If you are having a mammogram in our office for the first time and have had previous films taken elsewhere, please have your films and reports sent to our office. Comparison with your previous exams is one of the important tools that we use in mammography.

Cancellation of an Appointment

In order to be respectful of the medical needs of others, please be courteous and call us promptly if you are unable to keep an appointment. This courtesy on your part will make it possible to give your appointment to another patient who needs to see a practitioner. Failure to provide this notice takes appointment times that could have been given to other patients and causes financial losses for our office. If you must cancel an appointment, we will do our best to reschedule your visit as soon as possible. To cancel appointments, please call (207) 885-8400.

“No Show” Policy

A “no show” is someone who misses an appointment without cancelling by 10 a.m. (1) working day in advance. No-shows inconvenience those individuals who need access to medical care in a timely manner.

If you do not call to cancel an appointment, it is documented as a “no show” in our charts and in our computer system. We will notify you by letter or by phone. If there is a second “no show,” you will be charged $50. Our policy states that if a patient has three “no shows,” she will be unable to schedule further appointments and is discharged from our practice.

Note: If a patient has concerns with this policy, it must be addressed with the office manager.