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Route urgent calls to on-call staff while routine appointments auto-book overnight

Mesa practices handle urgent after-hours calls by routing them to on-call providers while the AI books routine appointments into the next business day. No missed emergencies, no lost routine bookings.

How it pays back

Urgent patients reach on-call in seconds

No voicemail tag, no voicemail-to-callback delay. True emergencies get live provider contact immediately.

Routine calls still book without staff involvement

Patient calls at 2 AM wanting a follow-up appointment — AI books it for 10 AM tomorrow. No missed booking.

On-call provider has full context

Call summary, patient history trigger, and current symptoms are displayed before the call connects. Provider can be ready.

Your staff sleeps; AI works

No need to staff a night line or hire additional after-hours coverage. AI triages and routes.

Urgent calls routed instantly

Real-time escalation to on-call or urgent line

Routine calls auto-booked

Next available appointment booked; appointment details synced to EMR

Call summary provided

On-call provider sees chief complaint and triage flags before answering

Frequently asked questions

How does the AI decide if a call is urgent?

The AI asks screening questions: Are you experiencing chest pain, severe bleeding, difficulty breathing, loss of consciousness? Affirmative answers trigger urgent routing. You can customize urgency keywords and rules by specialty.

Where does an urgent call go?

You set the routing: on-call provider's personal cell, an urgent care line, an ER referral, or a combination. The AI routes according to your protocol and leaves a message with the patient's details if the provider doesn't answer.

What happens to the on-call provider's phone when they're not on call?

Calls ring through only during the on-call window you define. Outside that window, urgent calls are either queued for callback or routed to an alternate urgent line.

Can the AI handle multiple on-call providers?

Yes. You can set up multiple on-call rotations by day of week or specialty. The AI routes to the correct provider based on your schedule.

Does this work for weekend and holiday after-hours calls?

Yes. The AI applies the same triage rules regardless of the day. Your on-call schedule controls routing — if no one is on call, calls are queued or routed to a backup line.

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