Patients are seen in the office by appointment, usually scheduled on Monday through Friday. The telephone is answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. During regular business hours, the secretary in the office will answer the telephone. Outside of regular business hours, an answering service will transmit emergency messages to the doctor on call. If the medical problem is such that you must be seen immediately, every effort will be made to have you come to the office or an Emergency Room. If you are taken to the Emergency Room at any local hospital, you are entitled to request that we be notified and called to provide any indicated medical care for you.