[email hidden] (Ash) wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...
Quoted message said:Folks,
This is on the lighter side. I went to see a doctor. He is extremely
busy. He asked me to come the following Friday at 4:45 for a quick
follow-up visit. I showed up at 4:45 PM, the following Friday. Okay,
it was my fault in assuming that 4:45 was 4:45 PM. I should have
asked. However, any person with common sense would infer 4:45 as 4:45
PM, if it has not ben specified.
Am I the one on drugs, to assume 4:45, as PM, or is it the doctor, to
assume that everyone should interpret 4:45, as AM?
I would appreciate your common sense thoughts on this.
Ash
While they should have been more specific (& I'm surprised that it
wasn't written on your follow up appt. card), there are MANY people
who want to get through a visit to the doc before heading off to work.
The facility where I work as a nurse opens at 5am for patients (I
usually open, showing up there at 4:45am) & closes the medical dept.
at 12 noon -- some of the non-medical facility staff are there until
2pm. Patients who work just about any shift can find the time to come
in without jeopardizing their jobs or neglecting family obligations.
It allows this organization to operate without the extra cost &
hassles of multiple shifts -- savings which the patients see reflected
in the fees they are charged.
I still always specify "am" or "pm" when scheduling an appt for a pt.
