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Can't get an appointment: Any tips on what to do?

Visiting Mayo Clinic | Last Active: Aug 12 12:33pm | Replies (193)

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@colleenyoung

Hi Christiane, welcome. I can imagine that you are feeling disappointed and desperate. You'll notice that I moved your question to this existing discussion where members offer tips on what to do if you can't get an appointment. I invite you to read through the past posts.

If you feel that the Mayo physicians may rule differently with a complete set of your records, I suggest you call Mayo Clinic to ask for a secondary review after you've sent the remaining documentation.

I should add that appointment denial may be related to capacity issues. The department may not be accepting new patients at this time. Again, I would ask for clarification.

Another option is to consider seeing a doctor within the Mayo Clinic Care Network https://www.mayoclinic.org/about-mayo-clinic/care-network.
"The Mayo Clinic Care Network is a select group of independent health systems that are granted special access to Mayo Clinic's extensive knowledge and world-leading medical expertise. Carefully vetted and selected for their commitment to high-quality patient experience, care network members share Mayo Clinic's goal of providing patients the care they need, close to home, at no additional cost to the patient."

Find a health system in the Mayo Clinic Care Network near you: https://www.mayoclinic.org/about-mayo-clinic/care-network/network-members

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Replies to "Hi Christiane, welcome. I can imagine that you are feeling disappointed and desperate. You'll notice that..."

Thank you. I went to a Mayo Clinic affiliated hospital when I lived in AZ. It was the 4th lowest ranked hospital in the entire state. Because it was a teaching hospital and clinic, you never got to see the same MD twice.
The denial was not due to capacity limits. Every other time I've tried for an app't, they told me upfront that they had no available app'ts for a year. This time THEY called ME after I sent in my diagnosis.
It's very frustrating. I am sending in all my lab results with a cover letter and hoping someone actually looks at them.