A front desk can only answer so fast.
Patients message on WhatsApp at all hours — "Are you open?", "What does a visit cost?", "Can I come tomorrow?". Appointments live in a paper diary, patient details in someone's personal phone, and every reschedule is a round of phone-tag. The busier the clinic, the more messages go unanswered.
- The same questions, answered manually, all day
- Conversations trapped on one staff phone
- Bookings that depend on whoever picks up